Nebraska at Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — Nebraska will look to remain unbeaten Saturday when it visits Michigan State in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Spartan Stadium. The Cornhuskers are 3-0. The Spartans are 2-1. The forecast for game time is 62 degrees. The Cornhuskers will be the visiting team, and the Spartans will be the home team. The game will be played Saturday.
Nebraska enters after a 34-7 home win over North Dakota. The Cornhuskers opened the season with a 49-21 win over Ohio and followed with a 56-7 win over Bowling Green. Quarterback Anthony Colandrea completed 15 of 21 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown and added 19 rushing yards and a touchdown on four carries. TJ Lateef completed 2 of 3 passes for 22 yards, and Daniel Kaelin completed 1 of 2 passes for minus-1 yard and ran once for 4 yards. Nebraska’s offense has produced at least 34 points in each game this season.
Michigan State comes in after a 27-10 loss at Notre Dame. The Spartans opened with a 30-20 win over Toledo and then beat Eastern Michigan 35-7. Quarterback Alessio Milivojevic completed 9 of 17 passes for 123 yards. Cam Fancher ran twice for 18 yards and a touchdown, and Cam Edwards ran 12 times for 38 yards. Michigan State will try to protect Spartan Stadium against a Nebraska team that has scored quickly and often through its first three games.
Colandrea is the Cornhuskers’ player to watch. He has directed Nebraska’s offense with efficiency and has shown the ability to contribute in the running game. Milivojevic is Michigan State’s player to watch. The Spartans will need balance from their quarterback and running game to keep pace in a matchup that could be decided in the fourth quarter.
Nebraska is scheduled to host Maryland and Indiana before visiting Oregon later in the season. Michigan State is set to visit Wisconsin and host Illinois in its next two games. Both teams will continue conference play after Saturday, with Nebraska also set to face Washington, Illinois, Rutgers, Ohio State and Iowa. Michigan State’s upcoming schedule includes Northwestern, UCLA, Michigan, Washington, Oregon and Rutgers. The Cornhuskers and Spartans are both looking to build momentum before the middle of the season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Nebraska 28, Michigan State 25. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Nebraska with a 57.8 percent probability to win. Michigan State has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under for this game is 48.5. The projected score favors Nebraska, while the betting line favors Michigan State.