Can the Spartans upset the Wolverines chance at back to back BIG 10 titles?

     The Spartans come into this face off winning 3 of the last 5 matchups against the Wolverines.

     Michigan State(3-4) is coming off an overtime win against conference rival, Wisconsin, while Michigan(7-0) continues to roll as they most recently dominated in-conference foe, Penn State. Michigan has been the better team between the two ball clubs this season, but recent history says that won’t matter much in this particular match up. In 2021 Michigan secured the BIG 10 championship with an 8-1 in conference record, but it was Michigan State who delivered Michigan their only in conference loss while being ranked #8 in the nation. In 2020 the Wolverine were expected to be a team to contend for BIG 10 supremacy as they were favorited to win by 21.5 points against the Spartans, MSU pulled off the upset in Ann Arbor to win by 3 points.

Here’s how each team offense and defense stacks up through 8 weeks of play.

Michigan State:

• 27.3 ppg

• 27 TD’s

• 743 Rushing Yards

• 1700 Net Passing Yards

• 349.0 Yards Per Game

• 12 Forced INTs

• 12 Sacks

• 98 Forced Yards Lost

Michigan:

• 42.7 ppg

• 37 TD’s

• 1692 Rushing Yards

• 1632 Net Passing Yards

• 473.6 Yards Per Game

• 3 Forced INTs

• 9 Sacks

• 75 Forced Yards Lost

     Expect Michigan to snap MSUs two game win streak over the Wolverines and continue their undefeated season in pursuit to another BIG 10 title.