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An Underdog Story: Michigan State Against a 20-Point Spread

Last time Michigan State was this big of an underdog was 1998 when Spartans pulled off an upset of No. 1 Ohio State as a 27.5 point dog.

— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) October 27, 2016

The Bear from College Gameday really puts this weekend’s game against No. 2 ranked Michigan into perspective.

18 years ago a middle of the pack Spartans team that finished the year 6-6 and 4-4 in conference play entered Buckeye stadium a 27.5 point underdog. Ohio State who was No. 1 at the time entered being the heavy favorite for obvious reasons, before that game kicked off they had outscored their opponents 261 to 72 points on the season.