Rich Rodriguez made the statement that whoever runs the ball more successfully will probably win this game. He was right on two counts, the weather and the history. Out of the last 40 meetings, 37 have been decided by who outrushed their opponent. MSU's run defense has been solid compared to their pass defense, only yielding 130.7 per game on the ground versus FBS competition.

The immovable object meets the unstoppable force as Michigan is leading the Big Ten in rushing with 240.3 yards per game. Stats can be deceiving though as neither defense is particularly good at defending the pass or the run. On the road for the first time is Tate Forcier...so advantage Sparty. Michigan will outrush MSU ...

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