#8 MSU favored by 22 at Purdon't The Enlightened Spartan: #8 MSU favored by 22 at Purdon't

Sunday, October 05, 2014

#8 MSU favored by 22 at Purdon't

Well, despite the 27-22 victory... after the Spartan 4th quarter meltdown that led Nebraska back into the game, we missed an opportunity for a major vault in the national rankings.  MSU jumped up two spots to #8.  Watching a 27-3 lead evaporate in the span of 12 minutes was nerve-racking... but, there is one relief: Spartan teams of the past would have choked.  But, not us. It was the best defensive performance of the year out of MSU.  More on this in Monday's post.

That said, the Big Green is a healthy 22-1/2 point fave at Purdon't this week.  Early odds for upcoming Big Ten stints:

MSU -22 at Purdue
Minnesota -3 vs Northwestern
Wisky -24 vs Illinois
Iowa -7 vs Indiana
Penn State -1/PK at Michigan

Bye:  Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, Maryland

Associated Press Poll:

AP Top 25
RKTEAMRECORDPTS
1Florida State (35)5-01461
2Auburn (23)5-01459
3Mississippi State (2)5-01320
3Ole Miss5-01320
5Baylor5-01258
6Notre Dame5-01186
7Alabama4-11060
8Michigan State4-1981
9TCU4-0979
10Arizona5-0951
11Oklahoma4-1904
12Oregon4-1888
13Georgia4-1854
14Texas A&M5-1731
15Ohio State4-1534
16Oklahoma State4-1527
17Kansas State4-1486
18UCLA4-1460
19East Carolina4-1344
20Arizona State4-1325
21Nebraska5-1283
22Georgia Tech5-0235
23Missouri4-1212
24Utah4-1206
25Stanford3-2143

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