Preview the Aug. 29 matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and Western Michigan Broncos with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

It’s going to be a beauuuuutiful day for football on Friday night in East Lansing as the Wester Michigan Broncos head into town as the Spartans kick off the 2025 football season. After a disappointing season for MSU last year and an off season of worries about will Chiles take the next step,

Those good ole Mark Dantonio days when Michigan State fans could plan on a bowl game every year feel like a distant memory. The Spartans have made a bowl game once — in 2021, under Mel Tucker, with a Heisman-snubbed running back leading the charge — since the hall of fame coach’s retirement.