Michigan State win total odds placed at 7.5 for 2022 season

Do you believe in Mel Tucker? Michigan State certainly does, as they inked their leader to a monster extension last season. However Las Vegas is bullish on Tucker repeating his success from the 2021 season in Year 3 with the Spartans.

After a dismal 2-5 start to his time in East Lansing, Tucker took Michigan State to 11-2 on the season. Additionally, the Big Ten power ended their season with a tremendous victory in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl over Pittsburgh, capping one of the Spartans best seasons in recent memory.

Now, Las Vegas is expecting Tucker’s squad to fall back down to earth. They’ve placed the win total over/under odds for Michigan State at 7.5, expecting some regression for the program.

If star running back Kenneth Walker III was the reason for confidence in the Spartans, losing him to the NFL is reason enough to expect less from the program in 2022. However, the college football world counted out Michigan State last season and they shattered all expectations — Tucker can use that as motivation for 2022.

Still, the Big Ten will be tough for Michigan State. Tucker defeated Jim Harbaugh and Michigan last season, but were rail rodded by Ohio State. Additionally, the Spartans were upset by Purdue last season, so they’ll be looking to avenge that loss, as well.

Nevertheless, there’s some money to be made if you’re a believer in Mel Tucker. If you don’t expect any regression from the Spartans, they could make you a very happy bettor.

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Mel Tucker understands how important beating Michigan is to Spartans faithful. In a recent interview, the Michigan State head coach addressed what the Michigan State-Michigan rivalry means to him and his team.

“It’s not just another game and we embrace it,” Tucker said. “I talked about it in my introductory press conference that it was not just another game, it was the game we needed to win, so we act accordingly in all of our preparation, with the coaching staff, the players and the support staff. You know that everything is riding on that game.

“Again, that’s a game that you just need to win. You do prepare a little differently. I can sit here and say, hey it’s just another game and we go through our process the same way, but we spend quite a bit of time making sure our players are educated on the tradition of the game, what the game means to our former players and all of our alums, some things that have happened in the past and some things that have been said in the past.”

Michigan State and Michigan have collided 114 total times on the football field, with the Wolverines holding a 71-38-5 advantage in the all-time series.