Will Michigan State get back to a bowl game in 2023 despite a brutally tough schedule? ESPN’s Football Power Index rating system believes so.
An updated version of ESPN’s FPI was released earlier in August, and the computer rating system was rather high on the Spartans. Michigan State came in as the fifth-highest-rated team in the Big Ten and listed at No. 31 nationally. That’s not too bad after a disappointing season in 2022.
So how many games does the ESPN FPI rating project the Spartans to win next year? Check out game-by-game predictions from ESPN’s FPI for each of Michigan State’s matchups in 2023:
Sept. 1: vs. Central Michigan
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 90%
Michigan State record: 1-0
Sept. 9: vs. Richmond
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 97.7%
Michigan State record: 2-0
Sept. 16: vs. Washington
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 55%
Michigan State record: 3-0
Sept. 23: vs. Maryland
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 65.2%
Michigan State record: 4-0
Sept. 30: at Iowa
Prediction: Michigan State loss
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 46.1%
Michigan State record: 4-1
Oct. 14: at Rutgers
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 74.5%
Michigan State record: 5-1
Oct. 21: vs. Michigan
Prediction: Michigan State loss
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 25.2%
Michigan State record: 5-2
Oct. 28: at Minnesota
Prediction: Michigan State loss
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 44.8%
Michigan State record: 5-3
Nov. 4: vs. Nebraska
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 72.9%
Michigan State record: 6-3
Nov. 11: at Ohio State
Prediction: Michigan State loss
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 5.7%
Michigan State record: 6-4
Nov. 18: at Indiana
Prediction: Michigan State win
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 71.9%
Michigan State record: 7-4
Nov. 25: vs. Penn State
Prediction: Michigan State loss
Odds Michigan State wins (according to ESPN FPI): 34.1%
Michigan State record: 7-5
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