Malik Hall OUT vs. Purdue, will be 'out a while' after re-injuring ankle

Bad news out of East Lansing ahead of Michigan State’s MLK Day game game against Purdue. Just before tip-off of the Spartans’ matchup vs. Purdue, head coach Tom Izzo broke the news that veteran forward Malik Hall is OUT against the Boilermakers and will be out for the foreseeable future. Here was Izzo’s comment on the matter, as reported by Chris Solari:

“MSU coach Tom Izzo says Malik Hall ‘is gonna be out for a while, maybe a long while’ with his left foot injury suffered at Illinois on Friday. ‘The preliminary stuff did not look great.’ Not playing today.”

Hall had already missed roughly a month earlier in the year with an ankle injury. But he returned for the start of Big Ten play before re-aggravating the injury against Illinois over the weekend. Now, it sounds like he’ll be sidelined for a significant amount of time.

Tough break for the senior forward, who was having a good season before the health derailments.

How to watch Purdue vs. Michigan State

Tip-off: 2:30 p.m. ET

Location: East Lansing (Mich.)

Channel: FOX

Vegas Odds

Purdue is a 2.5 point favorite over Michigan State Monday, according to the odds at VegasInsider. The total is set at 133.5

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: Purdue

Predicted point differential: 4

Win probability Purdue: 66.4%

Matchup quality: 87.2

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. This game between the two Big Ten powers is the top rated game of the day.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: Purdue wins 69-65

Win probability for Purdue: 63%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Here, it’s very similar to ESPN in terms of the point differential. But Purdue is still the road favorite.