The college football season is a bit up in the air right now due to the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, but that isn’t stopping sports books from releasing point spreads!
Michigan State is featured in three of BetMGM’s key games during the 2020 college football season. Mel Tucker’s Spartans are currently favored in their home matchup with Miami (Fl) and are underdogs against Michigan and Ohio State. The point spreads are:
- MSU -2.5 vs Miami
- MSU +6.5 vs. UofM
- MSU +17.5 vs. Ohio State
Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9 p.m. ET.
It has been pretty clear the sports books aren’t expecting much from MSU in Mel Tucker’s first season. Season win totals have been set as low as 4.5 and as high as 6. Many fans have said that Tucker guiding the Spartans to a bowl game in his first season would be a success. Considering the talent that left after the 2019 season, how late Tucker and his staff were hired and COVID-19, that sounds about right.
It’s a little surprising that Michigan State is favored over Miami, although the Hurricanes are far from a stable program right now. The similarities between the two programs run deep. Michigan is again expected to be good this year, but it looks like the books are expecting Ohio State to be among the very best teams in the country yet again. Not really a surprise there given the talent they are bringing back.
