Predicting the final score of Michigan State football's next 5 games

Michigan State may surprise a lot of people these next five games.

Michigan State's Nathan Carter runs for a touchdown against Prairie View A&M during the second quarter on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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5. at Michigan

Last but not least is the annual rivalry game with Michigan. This year Michigan State will travel to Ann Arbor as they look to bounce back after an embarrassing performance a season ago.

Michigan was another preseason top 10 on the Spartans' schedule, but that quickly changed after the Wolverines were beat by Texas at home 31-12. Michigan also hasn't looked that strong in their two wins either, a 10-point win against Arkansas State and a 30-10 win against Fresno State which was much closer than the final score indicates.

I think this could be one of those games were Michigan States comes in with a chip on their shoulder and shocks the world with a massive upset win. We've seen them do it time and time again in this rivalry and I would not be surprised to see it happen again based on what I've seen on the field through three games.

But I don't think I'm quite ready to predict a win for MSU, but I think it will be way closer than anyone ever thought during the offseason.

Prediction: Michigan wins 26-18

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