Michigan State at Illinois: Stream, broadcast info, players to watch, predictions for Saturday

MSU travels to Illinois tomorrow — here’s what you need to know for this matchup between the Spartans and Fighting Illini

Michigan State football plays Illinois on Saturday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

Michigan State enters this Big Ten road matchup trying to move on from a rough week — both on and off the field. The Spartans fell to rival Michigan last Saturday by double-digits. Worse was the postgame scuffle in the tunnel that resulted in eight Spartans being suspended, including defensive star Jacoby Windmon.

Illinois has been rolling with wins in each of its last six games. The Fighting Illini are 7-1 on the season and in position to win their first Big Ten West Division title.

MSU football announces captains for matchup at Illinois on Saturday

See who will be the Spartans’ captains for this week’s matchup against Illinois

Michigan State football looks to bounce back from last week’s loss at Michigan in a road matchup against Illinois on Saturday.

The Spartans announced on Friday the captains for this week’s game against the Fighting Illini. See below who is going to serve as the Spartans’ captains:

MSU football unveils uniform combination for Illinois game this weekend

See what uniform combination Michigan State will wear this week against Illinois

Michigan State football will go with a more traditional look in this week’s matchup against Illinois.

The Spartans released the uniform combination they’ll wear against Illinois, and it’s a more traditional look for the green-and-white. Michigan State will wear its standard green helmet with the Spartans logo, white road jersey and all green pants.

Check out the uniform combination below:

Kickoff between Michigan State and Illinois is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

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Michigan State at Illinois: Can Spartans bounce back against rolling Fighting Illini?

See our predictions for Michigan State’s road matchup against Illinois on Saturday

It’s been a rough few days for Michigan State football and life doesn’t get any easier this week against a red-hot Illinois Fighting Illini squad.

The Spartans enter Saturday’s tilt against the Fighting Illini off another double-digit loss — this time to rival Michigan. Even worse was the postgame scuffle that resulted in eight players being suspended.

Illinois, on the other hand, enters with victories in each of its last six games. The Fighting Illini are 7-1; their lone loss came against Indiana in early September.

Can Michigan State find a way to flush last week’s black-eye performance and incident by upsetting Illinois? Here are our score predictions for Michigan State-Illinois and how we see this Big Ten battle playing out:

Michigan State at Illinois: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

Michigan State is listed as a huge underdog against Illinois this week.

The Michigan State Spartans play the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at BetMGM.

The game starts at 3:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

Michigan State enters this matchup off another double-digit loss last week — this time at the hands of rival Michigan. Conversely, Illinois is in the midst of a hot stretch and 7-1 on the season. The Fighting Illini are currently the favorites to win the Big Ten West Division and expected to win this matchup with ease as well.

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