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ESPN FPI: Michigan State football game-by-game predictions for 2023 season

Will Michigan State get back to a bowl game in 2023 despite a brutally tough schedule? ESPN’s Football Power Index rating system believes so

Will Michigan State get back to a bowl game in 2023 despite a brutally tough schedule? ESPN’s Football Power Index rating system believes so.

An updated version of ESPN’s FPI was released earlier in August, and the computer rating system was rather high on the Spartans. Michigan State came in as the fifth-highest-rated team in the Big Ten and listed at No. 31 nationally. That’s not too bad after a disappointing season in 2022.

So how many games does the ESPN FPI rating project the Spartans to win next year? Check out game-by-game predictions from ESPN’s FPI for each of Michigan State’s matchups in 2023:

Game-by-game predictions for Michigan State football in 2022

It’s never too early to start predicting wins and losses, right? Here’s our first edition of game-by-game predictions for Michigan State football in 2022

What kind of encore can we expect from Michigan State after last year’s breakout season under Mel Tucker?

The Spartans took a massive leap forward in 2021, going from 2-5 to 11-2 and winning the Peach Bowl. Now, the question is whether Michigan State can build off last year’s success and duplicate it with another strong season in 2022.

The season is still more than four months away but it’s never too early to look ahead, right? Here are my game-by-game predictions for the Spartans’ 2022 campaign:

MSU vs. Western Kentucky Prediction: Can Spartans’ avoid upset bid from Hilltoppers?

Can Michigan State avoid a major upset against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers? Let’s see what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly predictions

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Michigan State will enter the month of October undefeated, which is amazing in itself. But will it remain unbeaten after its first matchup of the month; that’s a good question.

Michigan State will host Western Kentucky on Saturday in its second straight home night game. The Spartans survived an upset bid from Nebraska last week and will have to do the same against Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers bring a strong passing attack to Spartan Stadium and certainly have the weapons to make this an interesting game. Just ask Indiana, which sneaked past the Hilltoppers in a two-point win last week.

Can Michigan State avoid a major upset against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers? Let’s see what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly predictions.