TV/radio: 2:30 p.m. Saturday; ABC-7.
Line: Michigan State by 17.
Records: Michigan 3-4, 1-2 Big Ten; Michigan State 6-1, 3-0.
Last meeting: Michigan State won 29-6 on Nov. 2, 2013, in East Lansing.
On the offensive: Last year Michigan finished with minus-48 rushing yards in East Lansing. This Wolverines offense is better, rating ninth in the Big Ten at 5.5 yards per play. Michigan State gains 6.8 per play.
Getting defensive: Both defenses are strong in terms of yardage, but here’s the big difference: Michigan State has forced 19 turnovers to Michigan’s three, which is dead last among the 128 FBS teams.
The number: 6. Michigan State has won five of the last six in the series, with Michigan’s point total declining each game —21, 20, 17, 14, 12, 6.
The talk: Michigan State QB Connor Cook said the game will be a “bloodbath.” Sounds messy.
Teddy Greenstein’s pick: Rivalry games tend to be closer than you would expect. Not this one. Michigan State 37, Michigan 13.
