MSU-Purdue Prediction, 5 Determining Factors from LSJ’s Graham Couch

Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal provides his prediction for MSU-Purdue on Friday

Michigan State football will look to get back on the winning side this week in a home matchup against Purdue.

The Spartans have dropped three straight games, but are listed as heavy favorites over Purdue this week. Michigan State is 4-6 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten play this year. Purdue is 1-9 overall and 0-7 in conference play.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Friday and the game will be televised on Fox.

Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal is back again this week to offer his thoughts on this matchup between Michigan State and Purdue. Click here to see how Couch believes this game will play out and who he has winning in the end.

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Michigan State vs. Purdue Prediction: Spartans look to avoid upset vs. Boilermakers

Can Michigan State keep their winning ways going vs. Purdue this week? See what the Spartans Wire staff thinks

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It’s never easy winning on the road in the Big Ten, and that’s especially the case as a highly ranked team heading to West Lafayette, Indiana.

Michigan State will put its undefeated record on the line this week in a road matchup against Purdue. The Spartans are 8-0 and coming off a massive victory over rival Michigan this past weekend.

Purdue also enters this game with momentum. The Boilermakers are coming off a victory at Nebraska last weekend and are 5-3.

Can Michigan State avoid a letdown performance and avoid the Boilermakers’ upset bid? Let’s see what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly predictions.

Michigan State vs Purdue Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Michigan State Spartans vs Purdue Boilermakers prediction and college basketball game preview.

Michigan State Spartans vs Purdue Boilermakers prediction and college basketball game preview.


Michigan State vs Purdue Broadcast

Date: Tuesday, February 16
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN
Network: ESPN

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Michigan State (10-8) vs Purdue (13-8) Game Preview

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Why Michigan State Will Win

The Spartans almost got the Spartans the first time around back in early January.

It was a low-scoring fight of a 55-54 game with the Spartan D clamping down on the outside allowing Purdue to hit just 3-of-24 threes.

For all of MSU’s problems, it’s been able to battle well – it had problems with Iowa over the last few games – it’s moving the ball around well, it’s getting enough rebounds to be okay, and it should be able to bother a Purdue team that doesn’t force mistakes and is way too inconsistent from the field.

However …

Why Purdue Will Win

Michigan State’s defense doesn’t do a thing to take the ball away. That’s a huge problem considering the shooters aren’t there from the outside and there isn’t any consistent scoring punch to rely on.

Yeah, the Spartans are decent at coming up with rebounds, but Purdue is far better at coming up with the big ones – and more of them. It’ll be able to clean up its own mistakes a bit better while showing just enough scoring punch to pull away.

The Boilermakers aren’t going to hit just 13% from three like it did the first time.

What’s Going To Happen

This is a painfully inconsistent Purdue team that just can’t go on a run over the last few weeks.

Actually, this is a painfully consistent Purdue team in one way – it has gone win-loss-win-loss-win-loss over the last six. It’s been able to adapt and adjust, and the schedule has a little bit to do with it.

Purdue takes this tough home game be being nastier on the boards.

Michigan State vs Purdue Prediction, Line

Purdue 65, Michigan State 60
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Purdue -6, o/u: 134.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

5: 2 degrees in this stupid polar vortex after a few days of …
1: -6 degrees and – somehow – snow

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