I hate trying to pick against the spread when a game is heavily weighted by off-field variables. This line opened at 13 and the public has bet it up by a FG in reaction to Mel Tucker’s suspension amid a sexual harassment investigation. The public seems to agree that the media storm will be too much for the Spartans to focus on the task at hand and they will underperform. Couldn’t you also argue that they will rally around interim associate HC Mark Dantonio and prove that they’re better than the mess going on around them? It’s impossible to know before the game, which makes it much more difficult to predict what happens on the field.
The Prediction: Michigan State
