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Peach Bowl 2021: Michigan State football predictions vs. Pitt Panthers

Peach Bowl 2021 predictions for Michigan State football vs. Pitt Panthers matchup in Atlanta, Thursday (7 p.m., ESPN).

The Spartans (10-2) are favored by 2½ over Pittsburgh (11-2) in a game where both teams are missing their best player: MSU running back Kenneth Walker III and Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett both declared for the 2022 NFL draft and have opted to forego participation in this game.

Jeff Seidel

This looked like a horrible matchup for the Spartans when the bowl matchups came out. MSU’s bad pass defense — and that’s putting it mildly — going up against Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett.