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MSU Football vs. Penn State: LSJ’s Graham Couch provides his determining factors, prediction

Check out LSJ columnist Graham Couch’s prediction for this matchup between Michigan State and Penn State

Michigan State football will wrap up the 2023 regular season with a big-time matchup against rival Penn State in the Motor City.

The Spartans will head to Ford Field for a neutral site matchup against the Nittany Lions on Black Friday. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday and will be televised on NBC.

Michigan State enters this game with a little bit of momentum after picking up wins in two of their last three games. The Spartans are 4-7 overall and 2-6 in conference play.

Penn State will be looking to lock up a big in a New Year’s Six bowl game with a win over the Spartans on Friday. The Nittany Lions are 9-2 overall and 6-2 in Big Ten play this year.

Every week, Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal provides his breakdown of the matchup with five key determining factors and a prediction. So how does he feel about this week’s matchup between the Spartans and Nittany Lions?

Check out Couch’s prediction for this matchup between Michigan State and Penn State by clicking on the tweet below:

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MSU Football vs. Penn State: Stream, broadcast info, predictions for Friday

Check out all of the key game details for this matchup between the Spartans and Nittany Lions

Michigan State football is taking its talents to Ford Field on Friday night.

The Spartans will face rival Penn State on Black Friday in a neutral-field matchup at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. The game will be the season finale for the Spartans, who remain somewhat alive for a bowl bid.

Michigan State is 4-7 overall and 2-6 in conference play, with wins in two of their last three games. If Michigan State were to beat Penn State on Friday night, they would enter Saturday with an outside chance at receiving a bowl bid should there not be enough bowl-eligible teams.

Penn State comes into this final regular season game sitting at 9-2 overall and 6-2 in conference play. Like last year, the Nittany Lions would most likely lock up a New Year’s Six bowl bid with a win over the Spartans in the regular season finale.

Check out all of the key game details for this matchup between the Spartans and Nittany Lions below:

MSU football vs. Penn State: Can Spartans pull off big-time upset to end season?

See how the Spartans Wire staff sees the MSU-Penn State game playing out this weekend

Michigan State football will wrap up the regular season on Friday night in a neutral-field matchup against Penn State.

The Spartans and Nittany Lions will tangle up at Ford Field in Detroit in a nationally televised matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on NBC.

Michigan State enters this matchup with wins in two of their last three games, including a narrow victory over the Hoosiers this past weekend. Michigan State is 4-7 overall and 2-6 in Big Ten play. The Spartans have a very slim chance of still receiving a bowl bid should they win this game and things bounce their way in other matchups involving teams looking to reach bowl eligibility.

Penn State enters this matchup looking to hit double-digits in wins for a second straight year and earn a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl game. The Nittany Lions are 9-2 overall and 6-2 in Big Ten play, with their lone two losses coming against Ohio State and Michigan.

See what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly Michigan State predictions below:

Report: MSU-Penn State football season finale to be played on Black Friday

Michigan State football will reportedly start and end the 2023 season on Fridays

Michigan State football will reportedly start and end the 2023 season on Fridays.

It’s already been announced that Michigan State will open the season on a Friday night against Central Michigan, and now there is a report that the Spartans will play Penn State on Black Friday to end the 2023 season. Pete Thamel of ESPN reported the scheduling news, with the school yet to formally announce any updates to the 2023 schedule.

If the report from Thamel is correct, Michigan State’s home matchup against Penn State would be moved up from Nov. 25 to Nov 24.

Click on the tweet below to read more on this potential schedule change from MLive’s Matt Wenzel:

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Michigan State football tops Penn State in snowy battle, finishes regular season 10-2

Victory for MSU! Michigan State tops Penn State to finish the regular season 10-2

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Michigan State football outlasted Penn State in a snowy, back-and-forth battle to pick up their 10th win of the year, 30-27, on Saturday. With the win, the Spartans finished the regular season 10-2 and a perfect 6-0 at home.

The Spartans used a fast start and pair of critical turnovers in the fourth quarter to pick up the win. Michigan State’s Heisman contending running back Kenneth Walker III led the Spartans again offensively with 138 yards and a touchdown.

Michigan State got off to a great start, with two scoring drives to open the game and take a 14-0 lead over Penn State. The Spartans’ first score came on a two-yard Walker rushing touchdown — which capped off a 76-yard drive — and the second touchdown came on a reception from Tre Mosley on 3rd-and-goal from nine yards out. The Mosley touchdown was the final play of an incredible 99-yard drive.

The Spartans’ early lead was short-lived, however, with Penn State responding to Michigan State’s fast start. The Nittany Lions scored a pair of touchdowns — both of which coming on receptions from Jahan Dotson — to tie the game back up at 14-14 with 12:11 to go in the second quarter.

Michigan State would take the lead into halftime by the score of 17-14, with the final points of the opening frame coming on a 22-yard field goal from Matt Coghlin.

The second half opened up with the Nittany Lions taking their first lead of the game on a pick-six, but Michigan State was able to respond on the following drive to regain the lead. Michigan State led 23-20 at the end of the third quarter.

Michigan State would add to their lead late in the fourth quarter on a 4th-and-15 touchdown completion from Payton Thorne to Jayden Reed. The touchdown was from 20 yards out, and gave the Spartans a 30-20 lead with roughly five minutes to go in the game.

Penn State was able to drive the length of the field to score one more time in the final minute, but their onside kick attempt was recovered by Michigan State to close out the game.

Thorne ended the day 268 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Reed led the Spartans in receiving against Penn State with six receptions for 89 yards and one touchdown.

Michigan State will now wait to see where they’ll be playing in the bowl season. With the win, the Spartans will most likely land in a New Year’s Day bowl game, and potentially a New Year’s Six bowl as an at large. However,  we will know for sure next Sunday when the bowl games are revealed.

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Michigan State football vs. Penn State: How to watch, listen and stream

Here’s how you can watch, listen or stream Saturday’s matchup between the Spartans and Nittany Lions

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It’s senior day in East Lansing, with the Spartans playing to secure a New Year’s Six bowl bid.

Michigan State will wrap up the regular season on Saturday in a home matchup against Penn State. The Spartans enter this game banged up, and listed as a slight underdog against the Nittany Lions.

With a win, Michigan State would improve to 10-2 on the season and most likely lock up a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl game. With a loss, the Spartans would finish 9-3 and likely land in either the Outback or Citrus Bowl.

Here are details for Saturday’s matchup, with information on how you can watch, stream and listen:

Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST

Location: Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Mich.)

Betting line (courtesy of Tipico): Penn State -1.5

TV: ABC

Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)

Listen: Spartan Media Network or MSUSpartans.com

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Michigan State football opens as slight favorite over Penn State in regular season finale

Michigan State has opened as a slight favorite over Penn State in next week’s home matchup

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Michigan State has opened as a slight favorite in their season-finale matchup against Penn State next week.

The Spartans are a 0.5-point favorite vs. the Nittany Lions. All Betting Lines are Courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Michigan State enters this matchup banged up, with a number of key players injured, and reeling from a blowout loss to Ohio State on Saturday.

Penn State also is dealing with some injuries, and could potentially be missing their starting quarterback Sean Clifford — who left the Nittany Lions’ win over Rutgers on Saturday with an undisclosed injury and never returned. Should Clifford not be able to play this week, the Nittany Lions will turn to true freshman Christian Veilleux.

Kickoff from Spartan Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 27. The game can be seen on ABC.

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Kickoff time, TV details finalized for MSU-Penn State next week

Kickoff time and TV details for Michigan State’s season finale against Penn State next week have been announced

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Kickoff time and TV details for Michigan State’s season finale against Penn State next week were finalized on Sunday morning.

Kickoff from Spartan Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST, and the game will be nationally televised on ABC. This will be the final regular season game for both the Spartans and Nittany Lions — who are both out of contention for the Big Ten title now.

Michigan State enters this game 9-2 on the season, and playing for a potential spot in a New Year’s Six game as an at-large team. Penn State is 7-4 this year and would bolster their bowl game stock with a victory over the Spartans.

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MSU-Penn State to kick off at 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m. EST on Nov. 27

Game details for the Spartans’ season finale matchup with Penn State were announced on Monday

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Details haven’t been finalized quite yet, but we now have an idea of what time Michigan State’s season finale will kick off on Nov. 27.

It was announced on Monday that Michigan State’s final game of the season against Penn State will kick off at either 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m. EST on Nov. 27. The game will either be broadcasted on ABC/ESPN or Fox.

This rivalry matchup could potentially be for a trip to the Big Ten title game for the Spartans should they upset Ohio State this week. At a minimum, this will be a huge game for bowl positioning even if the Spartans are out of the Big Ten race.

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