Maryland men's basketball is one of the hottest teams in the country less than a week away from the start of March; the time to shine in college hoops.Maryland

For MSU, that begins Wednesday night in College Park against a Maryland team that's won eight of its last nine games, before hosting Wisconsin, which until Saturday's overtime loss to Oregon had played like the best team in the Big Ten for a while.

Two of the top teams in the Big Ten this season meet on Sunday afternoon when No. 11 Wisconsin takes on No. 8 Michigan State in men's college basketball.

It was your classic Big Ten slugfest with each team shooting under 35 percent from the floor, so naturally it ended in thrilling, dramatic fashion. No. 8 Michigan State defeated No. 16 Maryland 58-55 on a half-court heave at the buzzer by Tre Holloman,

The SportsLine Projection Model model leans to the Under in this matchup and projects one side of the spread to hit well over 50% of the time. You can see the model's latest projections, along with expert picks for Michigan State-Michigan,

Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal analyzes this men's basketball matchup between Michigan State and Maryland.