The No. 5 Michigan State Spartans (11-1, 7-1) will travel to take on the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-0, 8-0) this week in a contest between two Big 10 teams. The Big 10’s leading receiver, Aaron Burbridge (1,158 yards, 7 TDs), will be featured in this game. It will air Saturday, Dec 5 at 8:17 p.m. ET on FOX.
In last week’s matchup, Iowa defeated Nebraska 28-20. Jordan Canzeri had a great game running the ball in the victory, rushing 17 times for 140 yards and two TDs. Michigan State also won last week’s performance, smashing Penn State 55-16. Aaron Burbridge had a good performance for the Spartans, pulling in six receptions for 75 yards and one TD. Connor Cook also had a great game with 248 yards and three TDs through the air.
Michigan State is a four-point favorite in this game against the Hawkeyes. According to the oddsmakers, the Over/Under (O/U) is currently 52 points.
Sitting at 12-0 Straight Up (SU) and 7-5 Against The Spread (ATS), the Hawkeyes will look to improve heading into Week 14. Michigan State’s offense will need to use all of its options against the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes run defense, which gives up 110 rushing yards per game.
As for their opponent, the Spartans head into Week 14 with records of 5-7 ATS and 11-1 SU. Over their last five games, the Spartans have a SU and ATS record of 4-1 for those betting with them. The Hawkeyes are matching up with Michigan State’s defense at an inopportune time. Over the last five games, Michigan State’s opponents have only averaged 230.4 yards through the air. The Hawkeyes might be leery of ball security against the Spartans. They rank 14th in the country in fumbles recovered with 0.9 per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Iowa, ATS Winner – Iowa, O/U – Over
Notes
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Iowa’s last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa’s last 6 games when playing Michigan State.
Michigan State is 8-1 SU when leading at the half this season. Iowa is 11-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Since the start of last year, Iowa is 12-4 SU against Big 10 opponents, while Michigan State is 14-2 SU against conference foes.
