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Michigan State football vs. Prairie View A&M: How to watch, odds, injuries

By Connor Muldowney

Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan State Spartans wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. (3) and quarterback Aidan Chiles (2) celebrate after a first half touchdown against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan State Spartans wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. (3) and quarterback Aidan Chiles (2) celebrate after a first half touchdown against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images / Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
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Folks, it's that time of week again. That's right, it's almost Michigan State football game day as the 2-0 Spartans are gearing up to face probably the worst team on its schedule all season (and not "probably", Prairie View A&M is absolutely the worst team they'll see all year).

Prairie View A&M comes to East Lansing with a 1-1 record after just beating Northwestern State last week, 37-31. And if you think that might be an impressive win in the FCS, you can think again because Northwestern State just lost to South Alabama 87-10 on Thursday and lost 62-28 to Tulsa to begin the year. And Prairie View just squeaked by.

This should be a nice confidence-boosting game for the Spartans and we should see a lot of backups playing in the second half with a comfortable lead.

So without further ado, let's get into everything you need to know about the game.

How to watch Michigan State football vs. Prairie View A&M

Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Venue: Spartan Stadium
TV: BTN
Live Stream: FOX Sports Go

Injury report for Michigan State football vs. PVAMU

Questionable: CB Ed Woods (undisclosed), WR Jaron Glover (undisclosed), DL Ben Roberts (undisclosed), DL Avery Dunn (undisclosed)
OUT: OL Kristian Phillips (lower body), DB Khalil Majeed (lower body), DB Dillon Tatum (lower body), WR Alante Brown (lower body), CB Chance Rucker (undisclosed)

As you can see, the injury bug has bitten the Spartans hard through the first two weeks.

Weather report for Michigan State football vs. PVAMU

According to Google, the weather in East Lansing on Saturday afternoon is going to be darn-near perfect. The Spartans and Panthers will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET when the temperature is around 82 degrees and there's all sun and no cloyds. The wind will be about 9 mph and the humidity around 42 percent. By the time the game ends, it'll be around 75 degrees. No precipitation expected.

Odds for Michigan State football vs. PVAMU

For lopsided matchups like this, odds are tough to come by. There's usually never a moneyline estimate, but this is what DraftKings has as the odds for Saturday's matchup.

Line: Michigan State -40.5
Over/Under: 50.5

As you can see, Vegas is expecting a lopsided win and for Michigan State to allow just about 10 points to the Panthers.

Prediction for MSU vs. PVAMU

In my opinion, Michigan State should win this one handily and it won't be close from the get-go. The Spartans will score on their first four possessions, building a 24-0 lead by halftime and then just coasting until the final whistle. I'm going with a near-cover, but not quite for the Spartans.

Final score: Prairie View 9, Michigan State 44

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