The Nebraska football team enters Saturday as a heavy favorite over a Michigan State team that has enough offensive firepower to make life difficult. Dylan Raiola and his teammates have said this won't be like other games of this importance. It's time to put up or shut up.
The good news is that the Spartans' defense is one of the worst in the Big Ten. The Huskers will look to exploit that and even if they give up some points, they'll look to outscore and beat down their Big Ten rival and improve to 4-1 on the season.
Nebraska vs Michigan State final odds
The Huskers opened the season looking to win by more than a touchdown, and the odds have gone up a bit as the week has gone on. While NU was favored by 10.5 points on Sunday, Vegas has them as 12.5-point favorites as the sun comes up on Saturday morning.
What's changed to add two points? The simple answer is that there's been a ton of money placed on the Cornhuskers. However, the Spartans did suffer a few injuries that could further hamper a team not expected to put up much of a fight.
Nebraska football vs Michigan State final prediction
In the past, this is the kind of game that the Huskers would lose and would generally lose by one score. Matt Rhule and Co. talk every week about how things are different now. The Huskers are a different team that knows how to close.
Nebraska football beats Michigan State 31-24.