Free Press sports writers make Michigan vs. Michigan State football predictions for Saturday's noon game (Fox) at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, in the 114th matchup between the rivals. Wolverines lead the all-time series 71-37-5, but the series is tied 11-11 since 1999, and Spartans have won nine of the past 13 battles for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. They won as 24½-point underdogs in Ann Arbor last season, 27-24.
This season, both teams are 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten, tied atop the conference's East Division with Ohio State, so the winner will have a leg up in the race to Indianapolis and the Big Ten championship game.