Michigan State football: 3 bold predictions vs. Minnesota in Week 4

EAST LANSING, MI - SEPTEMBER 02: Jalen Berger #8 of the Michigan State Spartans reacts following a play in the second half against the Western Michigan Broncos at Spartan Stadium on September 2, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans claps before the game against the Akron Zips at Spartan Stadium on September 10, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) /

1. Michigan State football pulls off the win as a home “dog”

Believe it or not, Michigan State is a three-point underdog at home against unranked Minnesota. Doesn’t make a ton of sense, right? Well, seeing as the Gophers are 3-0 and coming off a blowout win over a Pac-12 team (albeit it was Colorado) and Michigan State is 2-1 fresh off a double-digit road loss to a Pac-12 team, Vegas likes Minnesota’s chances.

The Spartans are 5-2 overall after a loss under Mel Tucker and 2-0 since that COVID-19 year and I just think he does a great job managing the team and fixing issues after an ugly loss.

He’ll do that against Minnesota on Saturday.

Plus, this is a better matchup for Michigan State than Washington was. The Spartans’ defensive strength is against the run and the Gophers’ strength on offense is their run game. It’s a strength-on-strength matchup and I think the home-field advantage will push Michigan State over the top.

The Spartans not only cover the +3 spread, but they will take this one with a home underdog win.

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