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Michigan State Basketball: How the Spartans reached the Final Four

By Brian Rauf

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with his teammates after a basket against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with his teammates after a basket against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate by cutting down the net after defeating the Duke Blue Devils in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Duke Blue Devils with a score of 68 to 67. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate by cutting down the net after defeating the Duke Blue Devils in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Duke Blue Devils with a score of 68 to 67. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

National title hopes for the Spartans?

The odds are pretty high! As the lone No. 2 seed in the Final Four, Michigan State checks in with the second-best odds to win the championship at +185, according to OddsShark. Top-seeded Virginia is the only team with better odds (+150) while Texas Tech (+425) and Auburn (+600) round out the group.

There are also matchup reasons to think the Spartans have a great chance to win a championship. For starters, Izzo is the only coach in Minneapolis that has coached in a Final Four before. Goins is also the only player who has been as a member of a team, as he was on the Michigan State team that made it in 2015. This tournament has shown us that experience matters and the Spartans are the only program that has it.

Oh yeah, they have that Winston guy, too, who has had the best tournament of anyone remaining in the field. He has proven he is capable of leading this group past some of the country’s best teams and looks ready to do so again.

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