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NBC reportedly looking to put MSU-Iowa game in primetime

Michigan State football reportedly could be played under the lights of Spartan Stadium

Michigan State football reportedly could be played under the lights of Spartan Stadium.

College football insider Brett McMurphy of Action Network reported a number of games that NBC has pegged for its “preferred primetime lineup” — which included another Spartans matchup. Michigan State’s home game against Iowa on October 19 is reportedly in the mix to be put on primetime.

Michigan State already has three known primetime night games against FAU, Oregon and Purdue. All three of those games are on Friday nights and two of those (FAU and Purdue) are home matchups.

Check out the full list of “preferred primetime” games for NBC:

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MSU Basketball vs. Iowa: LSJ’s Graham Couch provides his determining factors, prediction

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

Michigan State basketball will look to keep its winning ways going with a home contest against Iowa on Tuesday.

The Spartans enter this matchup on a three-game winning streak and with victories in eight of their last 10 games since early January. Michigan State is 17-9 overall and 9-6 in Big Ten play.

Iowa is also coming into this game with some momentum after upsetting Wisconsin over the weekend. The Hawkeyes, however, have not won two straight games in over a month, and are 15-11 overall and 7-8 in Big Ten play this year.

Every game, Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal provides his breakdown of the matchup with key determining factors and a prediction. So how does he feel about this matchup between the Spartans and Hawkeyes?

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

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MSU basketball listed as heavy favorites vs. Iowa on Tuesday

MSU basketball is expected to make easy work of Iowa in Tuesday night’s conference matchup from the Breslin Center

Michigan State basketball is expected to make easy work of Iowa in Tuesday night’s conference matchup from the Breslin Center.

The Spartans are listed as a 9.5-point favorite over the Hawkeyes. Odds courtesy of FanDuel.

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Michigan State comes into this matchup with a 17-9 overall record and 9-6 mark in conference play. Iowa is 15-11 overall and 7-8 in Big Ten play this year.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be available to stream on Peacock.

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MSU Basketball vs. Iowa: Stream, broadcast info, prediction for Tuesday

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

Michigan State basketball is rounding into form late in the year but will be tested again in a Tuesday night battle against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Spartans will host the Hawkeyes from the Breslin Center on Tuesday, looking for a fourth straight Big Ten win. That would be their longest conference-winning streak of the year.

Michigan State enters this matchup 17-9 overall and 9-6 in Big Ten play. Iowa comes into this game with an overall record of 15-11 and 7-8 mark in conference play.

Can Michigan State win a fourth straight Big Ten game to keep pace for a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament? Check out my prediction and all of the key game details for this matchup between the Spartans and Hawkeyes below:

MSU at Iowa: LSJ’s Graham Couch provides his determining factors, prediction

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

Michigan State is in dire need of a big-time performance to get some positive vibes and things going back in the right direction.

The Spartans will hit the road for the first time this season in a tough matchup at Iowa. Michigan State comes into this game off back-to-back blowout losses to Washington and Maryland. Iowa is also reeling a little bit after an embarrassing shutout loss at Penn State last week.

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 Hawkeyes?

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

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Michigan State at Iowa: Can Spartans’ offense get back on track to pull upset?

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

Can Michigan State find a way to mustard up enough offense to upset the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday?

It’s been a rough go for the Spartans the past two weeks, especially offensively. Michigan State has been held to only combined points in blowout losses against Washington and Maryland, and now will have to face an even better defensive team in Iowa on the road.

So is it possible for the Spartans to find the endzone enough to pull the upset of the Hawkeyes? See what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly Michigan State predictions below:

MSU football opens as big underdogs in road game at Iowa on Saturday

Michigan State football will be a heavy underdog for a third straight game this upcoming week

Michigan State football will be a heavy underdog for a third straight game this upcoming week.

The Spartans open as a eight-point underdog against Iowa this week. Michigan State will travel to Iowa on Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Michigan State has been blown out in each of its last two games, being outscored by Washington and Maryland 72-to-16 in those two games combined. Iowa is also coming off a tough outing this week, getting shut out by Penn State, 31-0.

Check out all of the opening lines for week five action below:

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MSU-Iowa game on Sept. 30 flexed to prime-time NBC broadcast

Michigan State’s road trip to Iowa in a couple of weeks got a little bit harder on Monday

Michigan State’s road trip to Iowa in a couple of weeks grew a little bit harder on Monday.

Game times and broadcasting information for Week 5 action were released on Monday, and the Spartans’ road matchup against the Hawkeyes was moved to prime time. Kickoff for the Big Ten clash is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, and will be televised nationally on NBC.

The Michigan State-Iowa game had originally been penciled in as a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff and available only via streaming on Peacock. However, something must have changed for TV executives to push it into the prime-time slot.

Iowa is generally tough to beat at home, and it’ll only be tougher now for the Spartans in a nighttime environment.

Check out the complete Week 5 game times and broadcasting slate below:

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MSU football will reportedly have another streaming only game this season

Two of the Spartans first five games will only be available to watch via streaming

Two of the Spartans’ first five games will only be available to watch via streaming.

Brett McMurphy of the Action Network is reporting that Michigan State’s first road game of the year at Iowa will be on Peacock streaming — which is only available through the Peacock app. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET.

This marks the second known streaming-only game for the Spartans this upcoming season, with Michigan State’s marquee home non-conference tilt against Washington also on Peacock. That’ll be two games in a three week stretch of streaming-only games for the Spartans.

Click here to see the complete updated Michigan State schedule with game times and TV details.

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Matchup analysis, game prediction for MSU-Iowa from LSJ’s Graham Couch

See how LSJ’s Graham Couch envisions Michigan State’s game against Iowa playing out on Saturday

Michigan State looks to pick up another NCAA Tournament resume-boosting win on Saturday in a road trip to Iowa.

The Spartans enter this matchup looking to complete the season sweep of the Hawkeyes. Michigan State topped Iowa last month in a nailbiter at the Breslin Center.

Michigan State is 17-10 overall and 9-7 in Big Ten play, while Iowa is 17-11 and 9-8 in conference play.

How does Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch see this game playing out? Click on the tweet below to read the game preview from Couch, including his matchup analysis and final score prediction.

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