Will Michigan State open the 2023 season with a victory over Cental Michigan? The Spartans Wire staff is here to provide our thoughts on this non-conference matchup.
Michigan State and Central Michigan will both open the 2023 season on Friday night from Spartan Stadium. The Spartans enter this matchup as a two-touchdown favorite but all of us at Spartans Wire expect this one to potentially be closer than the betting line would suggest.
Check out our predictions for the Michigan State season-opening matchup against Central Michigan below:
Andrew Brewster
Prediction: MSU 24, Central Michigan 6
I think this will be a frustrating game to watch, as we would all like to see it be a blowout, but I don’t think CMU will really have the firepower to scare what should be the best MSU defense under Mel Tucker.
Cory Linsner
Prediction: MSU 38, Central Michigan 20
This is a game all of Spartan Nation wants to see MSU take care of easily and swiftly, but I don’t think its going to be that easy. This game has shades of the WMU game last year, and CMU is going to pesty for a little too long for this game.
Robert Bondy
Prediction: MSU 38, Central Michigan 20
The final score won’t be a fair representation of how this game played out as I expect this to be tighter than fans would like until the fourth quarter. Michigan State will eventually wear down the Chips and pull away late.
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