Both Michigan State and Michigan come into this game with 4-3 overall records and 2-2 marks in conference play. Michigan State is riding momentum from last week’s win over Iowa, while Michigan is in the midst of a two-game losing streak for the first time in more than three years.

Michigan football is somewhat limping into what should be one of the biggest games of the season for the Wolverines, even though it's an unranked vs. unranked matchup. The annual rivalry against Michigan State always has a lot of juice,

Michigan football point spread vs. Michigan State trending towards Spartans after Wolverines open as six-point favorite in annual rivalry game