Will Michigan State football handle business as a heavy favorite in Saturday’s matchup against Eastern Michigan? Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal has an opinion on whether or not it’ll be another fun day for the Spartans on the banks of the Red Cedar River.
Michigan State returns for a second straight home game this week, with Eastern Michigan coming to town. The Spartans enter this matchup looking to improve off last week’s season-opening victory, while the Eagles are in search of a bounce-back upset win after a narrow loss last week. Michigan State is 1-0 on the year and Eastern Michigan is 1-1, with its victory coming two weeks ago over Sacramento State.
As he does every week, Couch provided his thoughts on how this game could play out and some of the key elements to this Big Ten vs. MAC matchup. Here are the five key factors Couch has laid out for this matchup between the Spartans and Eagles:
- Can MSU finish drives with touchdowns
- Can MSU’s defense stifle EMU’s passing game
- Milivojevic’s next steps
- MSU’s weapons in the passing game
- Game 1 to Game 2
So does Couch believe the Spartans will handle business and top Eastern Michigan to improve to 2-0? Yes, he does but will it be close our a blowout? You’ll need to read his full article to see his exact score prediction for this matchup.
Click on the post below to read the complete breakdown and prediction from Couch for this matchup between Michigan State and Eastern Michigan.
Michigan State football vs. Eastern Michigan: 5 determining factors and a prediction https://t.co/1TsFW3bE8i
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This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: MSU-EMU Prediction, Matchup Analysis from LSJ’s Graham Couch
