Maryland vs. Michigan State Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 23

Updated Sep. 23, 2023 3:04 p.m. ET

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Oddsmakers give the Maryland Terrapins (3-0) the edge when they visit the Michigan State Spartans (2-1) on Saturday, September 23, 2023 in a matchup between Big Ten opponents at Spartan Stadium. Maryland is favored by a touchdown. The over/under is 51.5 for the contest.

The Terrapins' most recent contest was against the Virginia Cavaliers, and they won by a score of 42-14. Against the Washington Huskies in their last contest, the Spartans lost 41-7.

Maryland vs. Michigan State Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Location: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan
TV: NBC
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Maryland vs Michigan State Betting Information updated as of September 23, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Maryland	-7 (-108)	-290	+232	51.5	-112	-108

Maryland vs. Michigan State Prediction

Pick ATS: Michigan State (+7)
Pick OU: Under (51.5)
Prediction: Michigan State 28, Maryland 22

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Maryland vs. Michigan State Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Terrapins 29, Spartans 22.
The Terrapins have a 74.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Spartans have a 30.1% implied probability.
Maryland has won one game against the spread this season.
Michigan State has won two games against the spread this year.

Maryland vs. Michigan State: Head-to-Head

In their past two matchups, Michigan State has a split 1-1 record against Maryland.
In their last two meetings, each team has covered one time with those games eclipsing the total on one occasion.
Maryland has been outpaced by 5 points in its last two tilts versus Michigan State.

Maryland vs. Michigan State: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Maryland	Michigan State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	39.3 (34)	27.7 (82)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.3 (19)	20.7 (54)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	2 (10)	3 (31)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	6 (26)	3 (83)

Maryland 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	889 YDS (66.7%) / 5 TD / 2 INT 16 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 5.3 RUSH YPG
Roman Hemby	RB	243 YDS / 4 TD / 81 YPG / 6.1 YPC 9 REC / 94 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 31.3 REC YPG
Jeshaun Jones	WR	13 REC / 198 YDS / 2 TD / 66 YPG
Colby McDonald	RB	166 YDS / 2 TD / 55.3 YPG / 7.9 YPC
Tarheeb Still	DB	10 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Jaishawn Barham	LB	8 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Tre Colbert	DL	4 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 SACK
Beau Brade	DB	11 TKL / 0 TFL

Michigan State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Nathan Carter	RB	272 YDS / 4 TD / 90.7 YPG / 5 YPC 4 REC / 37 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 12.3 REC YPG
Noah Kim	QB	707 YDS (57.1%) / 5 TD / 1 INT
Tre Mosley	WR	11 REC / 144 YDS / 1 TD / 48 YPG
Christian Fitzpatrick	WR	6 REC / 164 YDS / 0 TD / 54.7 YPG
Cal Haladay	LB	21 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Aaron Brule	LB	10 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Jaden Mangham	DB	16 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Angelo Grose	DB	15 TKL / 1 TFL / 0.5 SACK