Spartans favored by 2 TD at Penn State

9-2/6-1 Michigan State, which moved up to #8 in the USA Today coaches poll but remained at #10 in the other polls, is favored by 13-1/2 points at 6-5/2-5 Penn State.  Those are 2 Jeremy Langford TDs... and, it is the only Big Ten game this weekend with the road team a fave.

The bookies on the Big Ten slate:

MSU (-13) at Penn State
Iowa (-1) vs Nebraska
Ohio State (-20) vs Michigan
Wisconsin (-14) vs Minnesota
Maryland (-8) vs Rutgers
Illinois (-8) vs Northwestern
Indiana (-2) vs Purdon't

USA Today Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Alabama (25)	10-1	1474
2	Florida State (30)	11-0	1462
3	Oregon (6)	10-1	1431
4	Mississippi State	10-1	1323
5	TCU	9-1	1259
6	Baylor	9-1	1242
7	Ohio State	10-1	1191
8	Michigan State	9-2	1052
9	Georgia	9-2	1002
10	UCLA	9-2	963
11	Kansas State	8-2	912
12	Arizona	9-2	818
13	Arizona State	9-2	783
14	Wisconsin	9-2	758
15	Georgia Tech	9-2	615
16	Auburn	8-3	565
17	Missouri	9-2	560
18	Oklahoma	8-3	420
19	Ole Miss	8-3	390
20	Marshall	11-0	383
21	Colorado State	10-1	304
22	Minnesota	8-3	256
23	Louisville	8-3	208
24	Clemson	8-3	203
25	Boise State	9-2	85

• Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 19, Utah 21, USC 24, Duke 25
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• Others receiving votes: LSU 43, Nebraska 41, Arkansas 19, Utah 19, Cincinnati 7, Louisiana Tech 7, Stanford 7, Duke 5, Texas A&M 4, Texas 4, USC 4, Northern Illinois 3, Iowa 1, Utah State 1, Notre Dame 1
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Spartans favored to whip Rutgers by 21

After dispatching Maryland yesterday, the Big Green Machine moved up to #9/#10 in the polls, and enters its final two contests against the bottom-feeders of the Big Ten East: Rutgers and Penn State.

Michigan State is favored by a measly three TDs over New Jersey State University.  In all Big Ten games this weekend, here are where the bookies stand:

MSU (-21) vs Rutgers
Nebraska (-10) vs Minnesota
Ohio State (-31 1/2) vs Indiana
Michigan (-4) vs Maryland
Northwestern (-3) at Purdon't
Penn State (-6 1/2) at Illinois
Wisconsin (-9) at Iowa

And... Western Michigan is favored by 1 at Central Michigan.  The winner has the shot at the MAC Championship Game.

Here is the latest polling:

USA Today Poll
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Florida State (39)	10-0	1518
2	Alabama (17)	9-1	1494
3	Oregon (6)	9-1	1434
4	Mississippi State	9-1	1296
5	TCU	9-1	1279
6	Baylor	8-1	1272
7	Ohio State	9-1	1228
8	Ole Miss	8-2	1041
9	Michigan State	8-2	1030
10	Georgia	8-2	981
11	Kansas State	7-2	880
12	UCLA	8-2	862
13	Arizona	8-2	726
14	Arizona State	8-2	721
15	Wisconsin	8-2	715
16	Georgia Tech	9-2	511
17	Auburn	7-3	508
18	Marshall	10-0	427
19	Nebraska	8-2	409
20	Missouri	8-2	406
21	Utah	7-3	286
22	Oklahoma	7-3	265
23	Colorado State	9-1	259
24	USC	7-3	132
25	Duke	8-2	130

• Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 16, Clemson 17, LSU 20
• Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 118, Clemson 69, LSU 43, Boise State 32, Minnesota 29, Louisville 19, Iowa 7, Miami (FL) 6, Texas 5, Cincinnati 3, Texas A&M 3, Stanford 2, Northern Illinois 2, West Virginia 1, Arkansas 1

Michigan State a FG fave over Buckeyes

The Big Green Machine is a FG favorite at home over the dreaded #13 Ohio State Buckeyes.  The winner of the game is likely the East Division rep for the B1G title game, and the conference's only shot for a CFB Playoff bid.  The whole season has builded up to this... and the ES will chime in later this week with this thoughts.

In other B1G odds:

• Penn State favored by 4 at Indy
• Minny favored by 1 hosting Iowa
• NW favored by 2 hosting scUM
• Wisky favored by 15 at Purdon't

Bye week:  Illinois, Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers

And, as expected with the loss of Ole Miss (that was a GREAT game, and a tough loss by the Rebels in the last minute), Michigan State rose a spot in the AP Poll to #7.

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Mississippi State (45)	8-0	1484
2	Florida State (15)	8-0	1452
3	Auburn	7-1	1345
4	Alabama	7-1	1281
5	Oregon	8-1	1275
6	TCU	7-1	1148
7	Michigan State	7-1	1120
8	Notre Dame	7-1	1096
9	Kansas State	7-1	1049
10	Baylor	7-1	961
11	Arizona State	7-1	831
12	Ole Miss	7-2	828
13	Ohio State	7-1	780
14	LSU	7-2	717
15	Nebraska	8-1	680
16	Oklahoma	6-2	574
17	Georgia	6-2	465
18	UCLA	7-2	464
19	Clemson	6-2	341
20	Utah	6-2	327
21	Arizona	6-2	325
22	Duke	7-1	288
23	Marshall	8-0	238
24	West Virginia	6-3	159
25	Wisconsin	6-2	83

• Others receiving votes: Colorado State 67, USC 48, Missouri 42, Georgia Tech 15, Louisville 7, Stanford 4, North Dakota State 4, Florida 1, Texas A&M 1