Michigan State vs. Washington: Broadcast info, prediction for Saturday

Michigan State basketball is heading across the country for a pair of conference games, starting with a road test at Washington on Saturday.

The Spartans will play their first of two games against Big Ten west coast teams on Saturday night at Washington. Michigan State will wrap up the road trip with a road game at Oregon on Tuesday.

Michigan State comes into this matchup with Washington off an impressive blowout win over Indiana earlier this week. The Spartans are 15-2 overall and 5-1 in Big Ten play this year, which puts them right in the thick of the Big Ten title race.

Washington has lost three of their last four games, but all of their losses were relatively close games against stiff competition (at Indiana, at Purdue and Michigan). The most recent loss to Michigan earlier this week dropped the Huskies to 10-7 overall and 2-4 in Big Ten play.

Prepare for this game by checking out the television info and my game prediction below:

Broadcast Info

Date / Tip Time: Saturday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. ET

TV: Big Ten Network

Game Prediction

Prediction: Michigan State 77, Washington 69

Last year, two of Michigan State's three conference losses came on their west coast trip so will they learn from those experiences in their road trip this year? I think so. It also helps that Michigan State seems to be clearly a better team than both Washington and Oregon, so I'm expecting them to take care of business. That starts with the Huskies on Saturday night.

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