Michigan State vs. Rutgers: Can Spartans pick up a second straight win on Saturday?

See our predictions for Michigan State’s home matchup against Rutgers this week

Michigan State picked up a massive road victory last week and now will look to build off that this week against Rutgers.

The Spartans upset Illinois last week to improve to 4-5 on the season and 2-4 in Big Ten play. Michigan State entered the game as a heavy underdogs but they put together a resilient effort to pick up the win.

Now the Spartans will turn their focus to Rutgers as the Scarlet Knights come to town. Rutgers is also 4-5 on the season and looking to pick up a must-needed win to keep their bowl hopes alive.

Can Michigan State build off last week’s momentum and get back to .500 on the year with a win on Saturday? Here are our score predictions for Michigan State-Rutgers and how we see this Big Ten battle playing out:

Michigan State vs. Rutgers: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet

For the first time in months, Michigan State is listed as the favorite in this week’s matchup against Rutgers

The Michigan State Spartans play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 12 p.m. ET and can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

Michigan State comes into this game with some momentum following an upset win over Illinois this past weekend. That win moved the Spartans to 4-5 on the year and helped keep them alive for reaching the postseason.

Rutgers is also 4-5 on the year, with losses in five of their last six games. Their lone win was over Indiana in late October.

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Game time, TV details announced for MSU-Rutgers matchup on Nov. 12

Game time and TV details have been announced for Michigan State’s next game against Rutgers

For the first time this year, Michigan State will play a game at noon.

The game time and TV details for Michigan State’s next matchup against Rutgers were announced late on Saturday. The game will officially kickoff at 12 p.m. ET on Nov. 12 and the game can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

Michigan State enters this game off an upset win over Illinois and with a 4-5 record on the year. Rutgers is also 4-5 this year but is coming off a loss to Michigan.

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