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When it comes to rivalry games, they say to throw out the previous stats and expect the unexpected. Yet, generally, when it comes to predicting said games, the national media reverts usually to expecting the expected in one way, shape, form, or another.
It’s particularly difficult to ascertain what will happen on Saturday when Michigan football travels to East Lansing to take on rival Michigan State. The two teams appear evenly matched in many ways, though the advanced analytics have been higher on the Wolverines entering Week 9. Yet, those who cover college football have been all over the place as they try to figure out what will happen at Spartan Stadium.
Here is what the so-called experts in the national media are saying and who they’re picking in the battle of the Paul Bunyan Trophy. We’ll keep adding predictions as more outlets publish their picks.
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