Michigan State football at Northwestern: Game time, TV, radio, live stream

The #16 Michigan State Spartans will visit the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday and try to remain unbeaten in conference.

The #16 Michigan State Spartans bring a four-game conference winning streak and a share of the Big Ten East lead into Evanston, Ill. on Saturday when they take on the Northwestern Wildcats.

Sophomore Brian Lewerke and the Spartans’ run-first offense have been just efficient enough to win games, backed by a defense that has given up 14 points per game since the conference season began.

The Wildcats are 2-2 in conference and are coming off a 17-10 overtime win over the Iowa Hawkeyes a week ago. Both of their losses came against top ten Big Ten opponents: the #10 Wisconsin Badgers and #4 Penn State Nittany Lions. Senior running back Justin Jackson paces the Wildcats’ running game with 603 yards and six touchdowns, but their passing game is much less consistent, as junior Clayton Thorson has thrown nine interceptions to eight touchdowns.

Ryan Field – Evanston, IL

Game time: Kickoff is at 3:35 ET.

Line: The Spartans are three-point favorites and the over/under is 41, however, ESPN gives the Wildcats a 61.3% chance of winning.

Series History: The Spartans lead the all-time series 37-18, although the Wildcats won last year’s matchup, 54-40.

TV: The game will be nationally broadcast on ESPN, with Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks and Roddy Jones on the call.

Radio: George Blaha and Jason Strayhorn will have the call for the Spartan Network for free on air and online. The game can also be streamed through the SSN Mobile App with a subscription.

Live Stream: The game will be available for streaming on WatchESPN with a subscription.

Weather: 43 degrees and mostly cloudy with a steady breeze at kickoff.

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