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Robert Bondy

Analytics, Data picks Minnesota to narrowly beat MSU on Saturday

The computers think Michigan State will drop their sixth straight game this week.

Bill Connelly of ESPN is the mastermind behind SP+ — which uses play-by-play data to evaluate teams on five factors that Connelly identified as being highly correlated with winning: efficiency, explosiveness, field position, finishing drives, and turnovers. According to Connelly, SP+ likes Minnesota to beat Michigan State on Saturday by the score of 25-19. Michigan State has a 38 percent chance of pulling the upset, according to SP+.

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Michigan State enters this game with losses in each of their last five games and a record of 2-5 overall. Minnesota is 4-3 overall and coming off an upset road victory over Iowa this past weekend.

Check out the complete breakdown of SP+ picks for Week 9 below:

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