Here are our predictions for the Michigan State Spartans' game against the Washington Huskies on Saturday (7:30 p.m., ABC):
Carlos Monarrez
I don’t like anything about this game for the Spartans. They have to travel across country early in the season to play a 2-0 Pac-12 team that’s auditioning to join the Big Ten. They also face former Indiana playmaking quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and former Hoosiers offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer. Payton Thorne’s accuracy and MSU’s defensive-line pressure will be huge factors. The pick: Washington 31, Michigan State 27.
Rainer Sabin
Thorne’s struggles have been the talk of East Lansing after the first two games.