Ever since Mark Dantonio took over the Michigan State football program in 2007, one of his biggest goals every season is to defeat the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans have been able to do that more often than not, as they have beaten the Wolverines eight out of 12 times under Dantonio, and have not lost in Ann Arbor since 2012.
MSU always plays Michigan tough, including in 2016 when Michigan was a 24.5-point favorite on the road. The Spartans, who went 3-9 that year, only lost by nine points.
This has been another down year for the Spartans (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten), but one would imagine they would play Michigan as tough as they can.