Michigan State vs. Eastern Michigan: Score predictions, analysis from Spartans Wire staff

Will Michigan State football improve to 2-0 on the season in another game where they are listed as a sizable favorite? The Spartans Wire crew is here to answer that question with our weekly predictions.

Michigan State football will host Eastern Michigan in a week two non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff for this matchup between the Spartans and Eagles is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, and can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

The Spartans come into this game off a solid performance against Toledo in the season-opener last week. Michigan State dominated nearly every meaningful statistic, but needed to rally in the fourth quarter to earn the 30-20 win over the Rockets.

Eastern Michigan is looking to bounce back this week after a narrow defeat at home last week to San Jose State . The Eagles are 1-1 on the year, with this week's game at Michigan State marking their first road matchup of the season.

Let's take a look at our predictions for this week's matchup between Michigan State and Eastern Michigan below:

Prediction: Michigan State 37, Eastern Michigan 10

Michigan State took a small scare last week, but the performance was much better than the vibes indicated. The only thing that should keep this from being a 30+ point win is star staff playing backups to save some bodies for the upcoming stretch.

Prediction: Michigan State 41, Eastern Michigan 6

I think Michigan State showed a lot in the win over Toledo, now is the time to put it together. Eastern Michigan just lost to San Jose State at home. The Spartans should roll here, or else we have some problems.

Prediction: Michigan State 41, Eastern Michigan 13

The Spartans do a better job of not settling for field goals in a matchup where they should overpower the Eagles early on to build a comfortable lead going into halftime. The reserves see some game action in the second half, which results in former Michigan State quarterback turned Eagle Noah Kim find the end zone in his return to Spartan Stadium. Still, Michigan State looks impressive and moves to 2-0 on the year with a monster road test at Notre Dame looming.

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