Prizing:

1st Place: $50 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Saturday, October 29th, at 12:00 P.M. the #2 Michigan Wolverines will be on the road to take on the Michigan State Spartans.

The Crowd

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Michigan 36.2 – Michigan State 20.1 with an over/under of 56.3.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Michigan 38.8 – Michigan State 15.3 with an over/under of 54.0.

2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):

Passing offense: Michigan State 235.0 YPG > Michigan 225.9 YPG

Rushing offense: Michigan 257.1 YPG > Michigan State 155.3 YPG

Scoring offense: Michigan 48.7 PPG > Michigan State 23.1 PPG

Scoring defense: Michigan 10.0 PPG > Michigan State 29.7 PPG

Passing defense: Michigan 111.0 YPG > Michigan State 225.4 YPG

Rushing defense: Michigan 96.0 YPG > Michigan State 162.6 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: Michigan +1.0 > Michigan State -0.5

Strength of schedule:

Michigan also enters the game (7-0) with wins over Wisconsin, Rutgers, Illinois, Hawaii, UCF, Colorado, and Penn State.  Michigan State is (2-5) with wins over Furman and Notre Dame.  They were defeated by Wisconsin, Indiana, BYU, Northwestern, and Maryland.

Summary:

Michigan State has fallen off a cliff after starting the season with high expectations and winning their first two games.  Since then the Spartans have dropped five straight and have looked anything but the team we were expecting.  The stats are underwhelming for Michigan State and the Wolverines are better across the board.

Michigan, meanwhile, is one of the few undefeated teams left in the country.  Their defense is rated as the number one unit in college football right now having allowed only ten points per game.  Their offense also ranks in the top five so Michigan State will have their hands full trying to stop this juggernaut.  I like Michigan on the road in a blowout.

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