Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, Game Preview

Ohio State vs Michigan State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

Ohio State vs Michigan State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Saturday, October 8


Ohio State vs Michigan State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 8
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
How To Watch: ABC
Record: Ohio State (5-0), Michigan State (2-3)
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Ohio State vs Michigan State Game Preview

Why Ohio State Will Win

Michigan State is having issues.

Last year CJ Stroud and Ohio State created magical performance art in one of the all-time most impressive first halves on the way to a 56-7 win over the Spartans.

This time around this bunch is playing at that same high level whenever it needs to.

Granted, rolling up Wisconsin now is about as difficult as ordering a latte, and blowing away Rutgers, Arkansas State, and Toledo is hardly a reason to crown the Buckeyes national champs, but everything is working.

Everything is very much not working for a Spartan team that appeared to forget how to play college football somewhere over the Dakotas on the trip to Seattle in a 39-28 loss that wasn’t even that close.

Minnesota was almost flawless against the Spartans, and Maryland came up with a 27-13 win last week.

What’s the big problem? The running game has gone bye-bye.

The offensive line actually hasn’t been that awful, but the pass defense glitch from last year is back, and it’s not getting any help from a ground attack that’s failing to control the clock.

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Why Michigan State Will Win

Fine, is there anything on this ship that’s not broken?

Again, the offensive line has been okay. It’s not generating enough of a push, but it’s been okay at keeping defenses out of the backfield.

The punting game has been strong, QB Payton Thorne has been okay, and the pass rush is good enough to at least bother Stroud a bit.

The biggest plus here is the pressure – there isn’t any.

Last year the Spartans went into Columbus 9-1 with a win over Michigan and a chance to all but sew up the Big Ten East title. And then things went very, very wrong.

The expectations for this are below zero. Michigan State is supposed to get torched. Ohio State is supposed to be amazing. There are enough good players on the home side to not just hold up, but to frustrate Ohio State just enough to get this deep into the second half and …

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What’s Going To Happen

CJ Stroud is about to be wonderful again.

Michigan State really does have just enough to make this a ballgame, but the secondary has been abysmal over the last three weeks.

Michael Penix Jr. was all of a sudden a Heisman candidate after the Washington game, Tanner Morgan hit 89% of his passes – over 90% if you could the one interception – in Minnesota’s easy win, and Taulia Tagovailoa and company rolled for well over 300 yards in the Maryland victory.

There will be a few moments when this will seem like it could be interesting, and then bam, bam, bam – Stroud will hit a few good throws and that will be it.

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Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 44, Michigan State 20
Line: Ohio State -26.5, o/u: 64
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Ohio State vs Michigan State Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5

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Ohio State vs Michigan State College Basketball Game Preview

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Ohio State vs Michigan State Broadcast

Date: Thursday, February 25
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI
Network: ESPN

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Why Ohio State Will Win

The Buckeyes will roll if they shoot like they did in the loss to Michigan.

Before the fun 92-87 loss to the Wolverines – it’s the regular season; it’s all exhibition at this point for those two – Ohio State was on a fantastic roll as it improved its shooting, being great from three, and overcoming issues by making shot after shot.

Michigan State can’t keep up.

Oh sure, the Spartans brought the energy and played well in a stunning win over Illinois, but in general this isn’t a great-shooting team and it’s way, way too mistake-prone to pull this off, but …

Why Michigan State Will Win

Did the Spartans find something in the wins over Indiana and Illinois over the last week?

As it turns out, making shots makes all the difference, hitting over 50% from the field in the two games combined – that just happened to be the two best shooting games since taking down Nebraska back on January 2nd.

Is Ohio State going to be down after the loss to Michigan? This isn’t a must-win game, but it is for a Spartan team could use the resumé moment and keep looking and playing great at just the right time.

What’s Going To Happen

Ohio State was able to win easily in late January when the defense held down the Spartans from the field. Michigan State will once again attack like it did against Illinois with good ball movement and a whole lot of easy baskets, but it won’t be quite enough. Ohio State is fantastic on the road – it’ll pull away late after being in for a tough fight early.

Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 82, Michigan State 75
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Line: Ohio State -3.5, o/u: 147.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3.5

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Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan State Spartans prediction and college basketball game preview.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan State Spartans prediction and college basketball game preview.


Ohio State vs Michigan State Broadcast

Date: Sunday, January 31
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Network: CBS

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Why Michigan State Will Win

It’s been a struggle and a grind through a lost season, but it’s still Michigan State, it’s still playing solid defense, and it’s still good enough on the boards to battle with anyone.

The D isn’t forcing enough mistakes and the outside shooting isn’t there, but the offensive rebounding is enough to get by against a Buckeye team that doesn’t move the ball all that well and doesn’t force a lot of mistakes.

The Spartans have had a massive issue with errors and turnovers – with the most per game in the Big Ten – but that might not be a problem in Columbus. However …

Why Ohio State Will Win

67-37. Michigan State got roasted by Rutgers a few days ago when nothing was working. Nothing was falling from the free throw line, from three, or anywhere else.

Ohio State should be able to outwork the Spartans on the boards, the offense doesn’t turn it over enough to matter, and it’s able to get to make its free throws. More than anything, though, is the shooting.

The Buckeyes were good all season long from the field, but they’ve been insane over the last several days making half of their shots or more in five of the last six games.

What’s Going To Happen

Get ready for a Michigan State team that’s about to bring the fire and the want-to in a very, very big way.

The loss to Rutgers was a true low point. It was the first time the team was able to play in 20 days, and it looked like it. Ohio State will still pull off the win, but the Spartans are going to provide a major push with a strong defensive performance.

Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 65, Michigan State 59
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Ohio State -7.5, o/u: 143.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, Game Preview

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan State Spartans prediction and game preview.

Ohio State vs Michigan State prediction and game preview.


Ohio State vs Michigan State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 5
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Network: ABC

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Why Ohio State Will Win

How jacked up with Ohio State be just to play?

It’s had to sit on that tough win over Indiana when the defense got lit up by Michael Penix and the offense struggled to put it away. Get ready for the Buckeyes to play like they were shot out of a cannon.

Justin Fields and the passing game have been special, cranking up 300 yards or more in each of the last three games. Outside of the flukish three picks thrown against IU, Fields has been razor-sharp hitting 80% of his passes while normally being careful with the ball.

Michigan State doesn’t have the pop to keep up. The Spartans can move the ball, but they only scored seven points against Iowa and got shut out by the Hoosiers. They can’t keep things moving well enough on third downs, they don’t control the clock, and they don’t have the ability to come back if and when Ohio State gets up early.

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Why Michigan State Will Win

This might not be the normally suffocating Michigan State defense, but the secondary has been solid – only allowing four touchdown passes and picking off five passes – and no one has been all that sharp other than a good day by Penix.

The line is good enough at getting into the backfield to be a problem, and Ohio State’s offensive line allows way too many sacks and has been just okay at preventing tackles for loss.

Michigan State’s passing game has been – to be nice – spotty. It’s struggling over the last three games, but it was good enough to come up with over 300 yards in the first two games, and now it gets to go up against the Big Ten’s worst pass defense.

Of course, Ohio State has a ton of talent in the secondary, and teams have thrown to keep up, but Ohio State has allowed close to 300 yards per game with nine touchdowns and just two picks.

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What’s Going To Happen

Look … out.

The College Football Playoff committee continues to like the Buckeyes even with a mediocre schedule and only the one decent win over Indiana, and now it’s time to show that this really is a top four team and not just a brand name.

At the very least, this has to be when Ohio State shows it really is that good, and it will.

Fields won’t be perfect – the Spartan defense is just that good – but he’ll hit on a few explosive plays to dictate the tempo early on, and then everything will go from there.

This will be one inspired-looking Buckeye team.

Ohio State vs Michigan State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 44, Michigan State 20
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Ohio State -23.5, o/u: 59.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Ohio State vs. Michigan State Basketball Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Ohio State vs. Michigan State Broadcast

Date: Sunday, March 8
Game Time: 4:30 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI
Network: CBS

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Why Ohio State Will Win

The Buckeyes have found their groove at just the right time.

They’ve won their last four and six of their last seven with the defense stepping up its play – it leads the Big Ten in scoring D. Combine that with the best three point shooting in the conference, and there’s a nice combination happening to come back when needed, and clamp down what it’s time.

Michigan State is playing well, but it doesn’t force a slew of takeaways, it gets hammered for too many fouls, and the defense isn’t quite up to its normal snuff. However …

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Why Michigan State Will Win

No one the conference does a better job of moving the ball around, and no one in the Big Ten is better at hitting the boards.

Ohio State is an okay rebounding team, but it’s not nearly as good as it’ll need to be against an MSU team that doesn’t allow second chance points.

More importantly in a game like this, the Spartans are fantastic at defending from three. Force the Buckeyes to be just a bit off from the outside, get the rebound, come up with defensive stop after defensive stop.

What’s Going To Happen

Michigan State can’t win the Big Ten regular season championship outright, but it can take a piece of it with a win.

Ohio State is playing well, but the Spartans appear to have finally been able to fix the glitches and the focus problems that made the first part of February so disastrous.

It’ll be a 40-minute fight, but MSU’s ability on the boards will be just enough to get out alive.

Ohio State vs. Michigan State Prediction, Line

Michigan State 73, Ohio State 68
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Must See Rating: 4

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