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Robert Bondy

Michigan State at Minnesota: Can Spartans finally snap losing streak?

Is this the week that Michigan State finally breaks through for their first Big Ten win of the year?

The Spartans head to Minnesota this weekend looking to snap a five-game losing streak and pick up their first win in conference play. Michigan State is 2-5 overall and 0-4 in Big Ten play this year.

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Minnesota enters this matchup looking to build off last week’s upset of Iowa on the road. The Golden Gophers are 4-3 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play this year.

See what the Spartans Wire staff thinks in our weekly Michigan State predictions below:

Andrew Brewster

Credit: Nick King / Lansing State Journal

Prediction: MSU 10, Minnesota 17

It pains me to put Minnesota over MSU here, but Michigan State has yet to win a conference game and hasn’t earned much faith.

Cory Linsner

Credit: Nick King / Lansing State Journal

Prediction: MSU 16, Minnesota 20

Minnesota is not a good football team, but MSU still has to prove it that they are going to be able to win a football game. Could up/down theory be in play? Minnesota comes off a huge win at Iowa, while MSU hit rock bottom getting blown out by Michigan. Still, I can’t pick MSU on the road here.

Robert Bondy

Credit: Nick King / Lansing State Journal

Prediction: MSU 20, Minnesota 17

One of us three has to pick the Spartans here, right? It’s easy to count out the Spartans after last week’s embarrassing shutout loss vs. Michigan — but in that game it looked like Michigan State never quit fighting. So if this team hasn’t quit and can avoid critical mistakes, then I think they have it in them to beat Minnesota. The Spartans eventually will break through and I think this is the week they do.

Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan state news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on Twitter @RobertBondy5.

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