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Michigan State Football: 2016 Game-by-Game Predictions

By Colton Wesley

Dec 5, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio celebrates with his team after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference football championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio celebrates with his team after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference football championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 12, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back LJ Scott (3) and the Michigan State Spartans huddle after the game against the Oregon Ducks at Spartan Stadium. MSU won 31-28. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans running back LJ Scott (3) and the Michigan State Spartans huddle after the game against the Oregon Ducks at Spartan Stadium. MSU won 31-28. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

Summary

Michigan State will play in a lot of losable games this year, but Mark Dantonio’s teams normally find ways to avoid disastrous losses (Nebraska notwithstanding) and but themselves in a position to be competitive in the Big Ten.

I see the Spartans winning 11 games despite a tough schedule. If Ohio State runs the table the Spartans are looking at a possible New Year’s Six bowl game, although with Michigan and Ohio State playing each other in the final week of the season and Michigan playing Iowa as well this season, a one-loss Big Ten champion is not out of the question.

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Having the most important games of the Big Ten schedule at home should help, and if the Spartans avoid the trap games and get a bit lucky in the big games they could run the table, win the Big Ten and end up in the College Football Playoff for the second year in a row. However, that is probably asking a lot of Lady Luck, who rarely smiles on the same program two years in a row.

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