The No. 6 Michigan Wolverines (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) and No. 7 Michigan State Spartans (7-0, 4-0) will lock horns in a rivalry battle Saturday in East Lansing. Kickoff in the top-10 tussle from Spartan Stadium is slated for noon ET. Below, we look at the Michigan vs. Michigan State odds and lines; check back for our college football picks and predictions.
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Michigan drubbed Northwestern 33-7 Saturday. The Wolverines managed 30-plus points for a sixth time in seven games and 200 or more rushing yards (294) for a fifth time this fall. RB Blake Corum rushed for 119 yards in the victory and already has 729 yards on the season. UM’s 253.3 rushing yards per game rank fifth in FBS.
The Spartans defeated Indiana 20-15, despite compiling just 241 yards on offense. MSU struggled in taking 12 penalties for 134 yards in the contest. At 68.1 yards per game, Michigan State is the 17th-most penalized team in FBS. RB Kenneth Walker III is a legitimate candidate for “First Half Heisman”: the dynamic junior back needs just 3 yards to reach 1,000 rushing yards on the season, and he already has 10 total touchdowns.
Michigan at Michigan State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Michigan -205 (bet $205 to win $100) | Michigan State +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Against the spread (ATS): Michigan -4.5, -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Michigan State +4.5, -112 (bet $112 to win $100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5, O: -117 (bet $117 to win $100) | U: -103 (bet $103 to win $100)
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2021 betting stats:
- ML: Michigan 7-0 | Michigan State 7-0
- ATS: Michigan 6-1 | Michigan State 5-1-1
- O/U: Michigan 3-4 | Michigan State 3-4
Michigan at Michigan State head-to-head
Michigan and Michigan State are meeting as top-10 teams for the first time since 1964. Saturday’s game will mark the 114th meeting between the the intrastate foes.
UM leads the series, 71-37-5. But the Spartans have held sway in the series over the last 13 years. MSU is 9-4 against the Wolverines since 2008.
Michigan State won last year’s game, 27-24.
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