It has been a pretty good season for Michigan State. \u00a0Nobody will forget the finish to their battle against Wisconsin and they could wind up playing the Badgers again in the first ever Big Ten Championship game. <\/p>\n
Ryan Field – Evanston, Illinois Michigan State<\/strong><\/p>\n Right now MSU is more likely to get there as all they have to do is win at Northwestern to punch their ticket. \u00a0A feat that shouldn\u2019t prove to be too difficult for the Spartans.<\/p>\n The Spartans may be flying below the radar this year but this is a good team with a fantastic defense. \u00a0They rank in the top 10 in all major categories and most importantly are giving up only 15 points per game. \u00a0On offense they have good leadership with senior QB Kirk Cousins and pretty good balance. \u00a0Some thought they would be more explosive this year but as this team has developed under coach Mark Dantonio they haven\u2019t really produced an electrifying offensive player.<\/p>\n Michigan State has had success lately against Northwestern but it hasn\u2019t always been easy. \u00a0They may have won three straight against the Wildcats but last year they found themselves down 17-0 early and it wasn\u2019t until late in the 4th quarter that they took the lead. \u00a0Northwestern has had a disappointing season this year but this team is no pushover and they are on a roll right now.<\/p>\n Northwestern<\/strong><\/p>\n Early in the season I liked Northwestern as my sleeper team in the Big Ten. \u00a0They started 2-0 but with QB Dan Persa hurt and then in an out of the lineup they struggled to find an offensive identity and proceeded to lose 5 games in a row. \u00a0It is a testament to the players and their coach that they switched gears and have won the last 4. \u00a0It hasn\u2019t been a murderers row schedule but they won at Nebraska as 17.5 point underdogs. \u00a0That is pretty impressive in my books. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n I know he has started some games but it is not ideal if your leading rusher is your backup quarterback. \u00a0Still the Wildcats have a prolific offense ranking 31st in the nation in yards per game. \u00a0It is no surprise that since Dan Persa took back the reins the passing game has exploded. \u00a0Along with it Jeremy Ebert has established himself as one of the top receivers in the conference and a prospect to play on Sundays.<\/p>\n Last year the Wildcats had the Spartans on the hook and let them get away. \u00a0This year they are looking to continue their record of 7 straight wins in home finales – the last two of which were against ranked teams. \u00a0This team is no pushover and will be highly motivated to improve its bowl chances with a win over a top 10 team. \u00a0Yes the Spartans are currently the league\u2019s highest ranked squad at #10.<\/p>\n ATS Pick: \u00a0Michigan State -6 CFB Handicapping: Michigan State Spartans vs Northwestern Wildcats It has been a pretty good season for Michigan State. \u00a0Nobody will forget the finish to their battle against Wisconsin and they could wind up playing the Badgers again in the first ever Big Ten Championship game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":26020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,25],"tags":[285,53056,37052,37054,770,37050],"class_list":["post-45995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","category-sportsbooks","tag-cfb-odds","tag-free-week-13-picks","tag-michigan-st-spartans-vs-northwestern-wildcats","tag-michigan-st-vs-northwestern","tag-ncaa-football-predictions","tag-spartans-vs-wildcats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45995"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46032,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45995\/revisions\/46032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSaturday November 25 – 12:00PM
\nMoneyline: \u00a0Michigan State -245, Northwestern +205
\nSpread (ATS): Michigan State -6
\nOver\/Under: 51.5
\nOdds courtesy of 5Dimes<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOver\/Under Pick: \u00a0Over
\nScore Prediction: \u00a0Michigan State 38 – Northwestern 31<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"