2018 Week 8 College Football Picks & Predictions – #6 Michigan @ #24 Michigan St Odds & Free Pick 10/20/18

2018 Week 8 College Football Picks & Predictions – #6 Michigan @ #24 Michigan St Odds & Free Pick 10/20/18: The 6th ranked Michigan Wolverines travel to Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, MI for a week 8 Big 10 College Football showdown against the 24th ranked Michigan State Spartans. Kickoff is set for 12 PM EST on Saturday, October 20th in the 111th meeting of these two Big 10 rivals with Michigan holding a commanding 69-36-5 edge. The odds makers at Bovada Sportsbook have installed Michigan as a -7 point favorite with the game betting total listed at over/under 45 points. Let’s take a closer look at this premier week 8 College Football betting matchup and release one of our free college football picks to place a bet on.

2018 Week 8 College Football Picks & Predictions – #6 Michigan @ #24 Michigan St Odds & Free Pick 10/20/18

Game: #6 Michigan @ #24 Michigan St
Line: Michigan -7 at Bovada Sportsbook
Total: Over/Under 45
Where: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, MI
Time: 12 PM EST
Date: Saturday, October 20th

The 6th ranked Michigan Wolverines enter this rivalry game with a 6-1 overall record and 4-2 against the spread. The Wolverines are coming off of a dominant 38-13 win at home in the Big House over the Wisconsin Badgers last Saturday night. Michigan is now 4-0 in the Big Ten East Division and control their own destiny in their quest to win their first Big Ten Championship since 2004.

The Wolverines have now ripped off 6 straight wins since losing their season opener 24-17 at Notre Dame on September 1st. Head coach Jim Harbaugh is now 34-12 overall in his 4th season as Wolverines head coach and just may have his best overall team yet this season. Michigan has won 5 of the last 6 games by double digits with only a 20-17 win at Northwestern on September 29th being close.

Michigan is improved on both sides of the ball this season and are well balanced. The offense is posting 424 yards per game and 6.5 yards per play. The defense is a flat out dominant unit that’s allowing just 238 yards per game and 3.9 yards per play. The defense was dominant last year as well but not at the level this year’s ferocious unit is at.

The 24th ranked Michigan State Spartans are coming in with a 4-2 overall record and 2-4 against the spread. The Spartans are feeling great after an impressive 21-17 win at Penn State last Saturday in Happy Valley. Michigan State is now 2-1 in the Big Ten East Division and they too control their own destiny and can earn a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game if they can win out.

The Spartans are back in the national polls after the big Penn State win and that has erased a shaky start from the minds of all MSU fans it seems. The team was just 3-2 overall and coming off of a 29-19 win at Northwestern the week before the Penn State game that had people questioning if this Michigan State team was severely overrated. The Spartans finished an impressive 10-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten last season and welcomed back 19 starters this season so fans and national pundits expected Michigan State to be a legit Top 15 team this season.

Michigan State comes in averaging 394.5 yards per game and 5.2 yards per play offensively. On defense, the Spartans allow 348.7 yards per game and 5.1 yards per play. The defense has been nowhere near as dominant as the unit that finished 7th nationally in total defense last season.

Michigan State has owned this series of late winning 8 out of the last 10 meetings. The Spartans won last year’s game by a 14-10 score in Ann Arbor. The road team has now won the last 3 meetings with Michigan winning 32-23 in East Lansing in 2016. We look for this game to be competitive but Michigan State doesn’t have the offense to put up many points against Michigan’s dominant defense. Lay the points as Michigan will take command of this game over the course of 4 quarters and win by double digits.

#6 Michigan @ #24 Michigan St Free Pick and Score Prediction: Michigan to cover as a -7 point favorite.

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