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Michigan State pegged as slim favorite vs. Northwestern
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After knocking off Indiana and improving to 6-1 on the season, Michigan State has been pegged as a slight favorite in this weekend’s game against Northwestern.
On Sunday night, Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press tweeted that the Spartans were tabbed as one- to two-point favorite as they travel to Evanston to battle the Wildcats.
MSU a 1-point favorite over Northwestern per Wynn Casino in Las Vegas.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) October 22, 2017
Stratosphere has the Spartans as a 2-point favorite. https://t.co/JHYCPu17Ol
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) October 22, 2017
Both Michigan State and Northwestern are coming off thrilling victories from last week. The Spartans knocked off Indiana 17-9, scoring two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the game. The Wildcats defeated Iowa 17-10 in an overtime contest.
Michigan State leads the all-time series between the programs 37-18, but Northwestern got the win last year in East Lansing, 54-50.
This weekend’s game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB