Michigan State vs Florida Atlantic | Predictions

Saturday, September 11, 2010

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Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic – 12:00 PM ET on ESPNU

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The Spartans were sharp in beating Western Michigan in the opener and are poised for a season in the middle tier of the Big 10. They are disciplined enough to dispatch with Florida Atlantic with relative ease. They have Notre Dame next week though so the game plan should be pretty vanilla.

Prediction: Michigan State 38 – Florida Atlantic 16 – Bet Now

Odds: Michigan State: -28 – Florida Atlantic: +28 – Over/Under: 56

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Team records:

• Florida Atlantic: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
• Michigan State: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS

Florida Atlantic Owls most recently:

• When playing in September are 3-7
• When playing on grass are 6-4
• After being outgained are 6-4
• When playing outside the conference are 4-6

Michigan State Spartans most recently:

• When playing in September are 6-4
• When playing on grass are 6-4
• After outgaining opponent are 5-5
• When playing outside the conference are 6-4

A few betting trends to consider:

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida Atlantic’s last 7 games on the road
• Florida Atlantic is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
• Florida Atlantic is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Michigan State’s last 5 games
• Michigan State is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home

Next up:

• Florida Atlantic home to North Texas, Saturday, September 25
• Michigan State home to Notre Dame, Saturday, September 18