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Michigan St-Indiana Preview Capsule
No. 24 Michigan State (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at Indiana (3-0, 0-0), 7:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network).
Line: Michigan State by 4.
Series record: Michigan State leads 47-15-2.
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
The Spartans have not looked like the highly ranked team they were expected to be through two games and a road win certainly would help the cause. Indiana has played well out of the gate but only has one 4-0 start since 1991. Reclaiming the Old Brass Spittoon would go a long way to putting the Hoosiers in the Big Ten East conversation.
KEY MATCHUP
Michigan State's run defense vs. Indiana RB Stevie Scott. Through two games, the Spartans have yielded an FBS-low 34.5 yards rushing per game. This week, they face Scott, a 235-pound freshman who plowed through Virginia for 204 yards and 114 against a Ball State defense that held Notre Dame in check.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Michigan State: QB Brian Lewerke. He's ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten in yards passing (300.5 per game) and total offense (310.0 per game). He's completed 69 percent of his throws and now faces the league's No. 1 pass defense.
Indiana: Scott. Since losing their top two runners before the second game, Scott has been impressive. His 129.3 yards per game are tied for No. 8 in the FBS, and he won the conference's top freshman award each of the past two weeks.
FACTS & FIGURES
The Spartans are 8-1 in this series under coach Mark Dantonio's tenure. ... Indiana is one of five unbeaten teams in the Big Ten. ... Michigan State has been ranked 13 consecutive weeks and will play its third consecutive regular-season night game, a first in school history. ... Indiana's J-Shun Harris has scored three touchdowns on punt returns since the start of the 2017 season, second in the FBS. ... Lewerke topped the 300-yard mark and WR Cody White topped the 100-yard mark in Michigan State's most recent game, a loss at Arizona State two weeks ago. ... The Hoosiers are allowing just 135.3 yards passing and are second in pass efficiency defense (102.5).
Undisputed
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
First Things First
Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander
The Skip Bayless Show
The Carton Show
FOX Sports
