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Heisman Trophy Winner
2015 Game 10 “Expert” Picks: Michigan State at Nebraska
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CollegeFootballNews.com
http://collegefootballnews.com/2015/michigan-state-vs-nebraska-game-preview-prediction
Is this a trap game for Michigan State (8-0)? The Spartans have had some rocky moments, and now they have to face a desperate and embarrassed Nebraska (3-6) fighting for its season’s survival. Could this be the biggest Saturday curveball?
Why You Need To Care
It’s a strange question to ask of an 8-0 team careening towards a shot at the playoff – is Michigan State actually any good? It’s obviously good, but to be more exact, is it really national title good? Can a team with true playoff aspirations struggle so much with Purdue and Michigan, and have so many problems in seemingly every game? 8-0 is 8-0, and there’s just one more game to go after this – Maryland – before the showdown of showdowns against Ohio State. But going to Nebraska might be hard enough, considering how flaky MSU has been throughout the year and with a playoff-type of atmosphere in Lincoln.
For all the talk about Nebraska being five plays away from being 8-0 going into the Purdue game, that all flew out the window with the stunning 55-45 loss to Purdue last week. But there was one key part to the loss that stood out above all else – the team never quit. It kept fighting and fighting and fighting, but it had too big a hill to climb over. Now the Huskers have to win out to go bowling, and as bad as this year might be, that all changes if they can screw up Michigan State, win at Rutgers, and derail the Iowa dream, this would be a successful season in a lot of ways.
Why Michigan State Will Win
Connor Cook, get that right arm ready. For all the talk about Nebraska needing just a little more tweaking under the new coaching staff before it finally all starts to kick in, that goes out the window when it comes to the pass defense. The Husker secondary has been awful, allowing 16 touchdown passes and failing to come up with a pick in five of the last six games. Getting 300 yards on this group wasn’t a problem over the first half of the season, and in the second half, just keeping the chains moving hasn’t been much of an issue. Cook has been terrific at carrying the offense at times – should be able to bomb away for well over 300 yards.
Why Nebraska Will Win
You want to see a team ready to come out balling? With QB Tommy Armstrong ready to give it a go after missing the Purdue game with a toe injury, and with this a night game and with a chance to really and truly be Nebraska again for one night, this should be one well-motivated team that should play at a whole other level – at least that’s the hope for the Huskers. Putting together a consistent full four quarters has been an issue for the Spartans, but that could prove costly. Nebraska has a slew of issues, but effort hasn’t been a problem, especially from the passing game, and especially from …
Player Who Matters
Nebraska’s Jordan Westerkamp, the team’s leading receiver with 49 grabs for 658 yards and five scores, needs to have a huge game. Banged up throughout the year, he showed what he could do last week trying to bring the team back in the Purdue loss with nine catches for 123 yards and a score. Last year he gave Michigan State fits in the 27-22 Nebraska loss, catching nine passes for a career-high 158 yards. He’ll be targeted, but he’ll have to come close to doing that again.
What’s Going To Happen?
The game will play out like the season. Nebraska will be the better team for most of the game, but when it comes down to that one big play needed, it won’t happen. Michigan State will be great early, will disappear in a puzzling way for long stretches in the middle of the game, and then will come through big in the final few minutes to pull away just enough to get out alive.
PREDICTION: Michigan State 34 - Nebraska 27
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SBNation/Football Study Hall
http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2015/11/5/9671452/college-football-picks-week-10-s-and-p
Michigan State 33 - Nebraska 28
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ESPN FPI
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/fpi?id=158&year=2015
Michigan State - 68.9% chance of winning
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BTN.com
http://btn.com/2015/11/04/polls-its-time-to-pick-your-week-10-big-ten-football-winners/
Tom Dienhart: Michigan State 28 - Nebraska 24
Sean Merriman: Michigan State 35 - Nebraska 24
Brent Yarina: Michigan State 41 - Nebraska 23
Henry Bushnell: Nebraska 27 - Michigan State 24
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CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/features/writers/expert/picks/straight-up/10
Dennis Dodd: Michigan State
Jon Solomon: Michigan State
Jerry Palm: Michigan State
Tom Fornelli: Michigan State
Jerry Hinen: Nebraska
Chip Patterson: Michigan State
Robby Kalland: Michigan State
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ESPN Big Ten Blog
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/126361/big-ten-week-10-game-picks-can-indiana-knock-off-undefeated-iowa
Brian Bennet: Michigan State
Josh Moyer: Michigan State
Dan Murphy: Michigan State
Mitch Sherman: Michigan State
Jesse Temple: Michigan State
Austin Ward: Michigan State
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Big Red Wrap-Up
http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/big-red-wrap-michigan-state-prediction-2
Kevin Kugler: Michigan State 45 - Nebraska 21
Blake Lawrence: Michigan State 34 - Nebraska 24
Matt Davison: Michigan State 27 - Nebraska 20
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Daily Nebraskan
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/dn-sports-desk-nebraska-vs-michigan-state-score-predictions/article_d2d60458-810f-11e5-b876-a3b5934369f4.html
Josh Kelly: Michigan State 38 - Nebraska 20
Brett Nierengarten: Michigan State 41 - Nebraska 17
Nick Wilkinson: Michigan State 42 - Nebraska 24
Michael Dixon: Michigan State 45 - Nebraska 21
Vanessa Daves: Nebraska 24 - Michigan State 17
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Athlon Sports
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/predictions-every-college-football-game-week-10
Steven Lassan: Michigan State
Mitch Light: Michigan State
David Fox: Michigan State
Braden Gall: Michigan State
Mark Ross: Michigan State
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AP - Ralph D Russo
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/ap-top-25-picks-time-whittle-field-contenders
Two of the three Big Ten unbeatens are on the road. At least one won't be unbeaten after this weekend.
Nebraska 28 - Michigan State 24
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CollegeFootballNews.com
http://collegefootballnews.com/2015/michigan-state-vs-nebraska-game-preview-prediction
Is this a trap game for Michigan State (8-0)? The Spartans have had some rocky moments, and now they have to face a desperate and embarrassed Nebraska (3-6) fighting for its season’s survival. Could this be the biggest Saturday curveball?
Why You Need To Care
It’s a strange question to ask of an 8-0 team careening towards a shot at the playoff – is Michigan State actually any good? It’s obviously good, but to be more exact, is it really national title good? Can a team with true playoff aspirations struggle so much with Purdue and Michigan, and have so many problems in seemingly every game? 8-0 is 8-0, and there’s just one more game to go after this – Maryland – before the showdown of showdowns against Ohio State. But going to Nebraska might be hard enough, considering how flaky MSU has been throughout the year and with a playoff-type of atmosphere in Lincoln.
For all the talk about Nebraska being five plays away from being 8-0 going into the Purdue game, that all flew out the window with the stunning 55-45 loss to Purdue last week. But there was one key part to the loss that stood out above all else – the team never quit. It kept fighting and fighting and fighting, but it had too big a hill to climb over. Now the Huskers have to win out to go bowling, and as bad as this year might be, that all changes if they can screw up Michigan State, win at Rutgers, and derail the Iowa dream, this would be a successful season in a lot of ways.
Why Michigan State Will Win
Connor Cook, get that right arm ready. For all the talk about Nebraska needing just a little more tweaking under the new coaching staff before it finally all starts to kick in, that goes out the window when it comes to the pass defense. The Husker secondary has been awful, allowing 16 touchdown passes and failing to come up with a pick in five of the last six games. Getting 300 yards on this group wasn’t a problem over the first half of the season, and in the second half, just keeping the chains moving hasn’t been much of an issue. Cook has been terrific at carrying the offense at times – should be able to bomb away for well over 300 yards.
Why Nebraska Will Win
You want to see a team ready to come out balling? With QB Tommy Armstrong ready to give it a go after missing the Purdue game with a toe injury, and with this a night game and with a chance to really and truly be Nebraska again for one night, this should be one well-motivated team that should play at a whole other level – at least that’s the hope for the Huskers. Putting together a consistent full four quarters has been an issue for the Spartans, but that could prove costly. Nebraska has a slew of issues, but effort hasn’t been a problem, especially from the passing game, and especially from …
Player Who Matters
Nebraska’s Jordan Westerkamp, the team’s leading receiver with 49 grabs for 658 yards and five scores, needs to have a huge game. Banged up throughout the year, he showed what he could do last week trying to bring the team back in the Purdue loss with nine catches for 123 yards and a score. Last year he gave Michigan State fits in the 27-22 Nebraska loss, catching nine passes for a career-high 158 yards. He’ll be targeted, but he’ll have to come close to doing that again.
What’s Going To Happen?
The game will play out like the season. Nebraska will be the better team for most of the game, but when it comes down to that one big play needed, it won’t happen. Michigan State will be great early, will disappear in a puzzling way for long stretches in the middle of the game, and then will come through big in the final few minutes to pull away just enough to get out alive.
PREDICTION: Michigan State 34 - Nebraska 27
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SBNation/Football Study Hall
http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2015/11/5/9671452/college-football-picks-week-10-s-and-p
Michigan State 33 - Nebraska 28
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ESPN FPI
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/fpi?id=158&year=2015
Michigan State - 68.9% chance of winning
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BTN.com
http://btn.com/2015/11/04/polls-its-time-to-pick-your-week-10-big-ten-football-winners/
Tom Dienhart: Michigan State 28 - Nebraska 24
Sean Merriman: Michigan State 35 - Nebraska 24
Brent Yarina: Michigan State 41 - Nebraska 23
Henry Bushnell: Nebraska 27 - Michigan State 24
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CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/features/writers/expert/picks/straight-up/10
Dennis Dodd: Michigan State
Jon Solomon: Michigan State
Jerry Palm: Michigan State
Tom Fornelli: Michigan State
Jerry Hinen: Nebraska
Chip Patterson: Michigan State
Robby Kalland: Michigan State
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ESPN Big Ten Blog
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/126361/big-ten-week-10-game-picks-can-indiana-knock-off-undefeated-iowa
Brian Bennet: Michigan State
Josh Moyer: Michigan State
Dan Murphy: Michigan State
Mitch Sherman: Michigan State
Jesse Temple: Michigan State
Austin Ward: Michigan State
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Big Red Wrap-Up
http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/big-red-wrap-michigan-state-prediction-2
Kevin Kugler: Michigan State 45 - Nebraska 21
Blake Lawrence: Michigan State 34 - Nebraska 24
Matt Davison: Michigan State 27 - Nebraska 20
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Daily Nebraskan
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/dn-sports-desk-nebraska-vs-michigan-state-score-predictions/article_d2d60458-810f-11e5-b876-a3b5934369f4.html
Josh Kelly: Michigan State 38 - Nebraska 20
Brett Nierengarten: Michigan State 41 - Nebraska 17
Nick Wilkinson: Michigan State 42 - Nebraska 24
Michael Dixon: Michigan State 45 - Nebraska 21
Vanessa Daves: Nebraska 24 - Michigan State 17
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Athlon Sports
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/predictions-every-college-football-game-week-10
Steven Lassan: Michigan State
Mitch Light: Michigan State
David Fox: Michigan State
Braden Gall: Michigan State
Mark Ross: Michigan State
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AP - Ralph D Russo
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/ap-top-25-picks-time-whittle-field-contenders
Two of the three Big Ten unbeatens are on the road. At least one won't be unbeaten after this weekend.
Nebraska 28 - Michigan State 24
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