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Western Michigan Broncos vs. Michigan State Spartans
Spartan Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Friday as the Western Michigan Broncos and the Michigan State Spartans play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Spartans as -20-point favorites versus the Broncos, while the game's total opened at 56.5.
Michigan State was a 31-21 winner in their most recent outing at home against Panthers. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (52) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Western Michigan was a 52-24 winner in its last match on the road against Wolf Pack. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 76 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Western Michigan:
Team record: 8-5 SU,6-6-1 ATS
Western Michigan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Western Michigan is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 5 games
Michigan State:
Team record: 11-2 SU,9-3-1 ATS
Michigan State is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Michigan State is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan State's last 6 games
Next up:
Western Michigan at Ball State Saturday, September 10
Michigan State home to Akron Saturday, September 10