Michigan State (4-6) is set to play the third Friday night game of its season as it hosts the Purdue Boilermakers (1-9). It's a must-win

Michigan State football (4-6) hosts Purdue (1-9) on Friday night in a must-win game for bowl eligibility at Spartan Stadium. Follow for live updates.

The Boilermakers have covered the spread just once against FBS teams this season. Michigan State is favored to win big on Friday night.

The Michigan State Spartans (4-6) square off against a conference opponent when they host the Purdue Boilermakers (1-9) on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Spartan Stadium in a Big Ten showdown. Keep scrolling to read more about Michigan State vs.

We have noted this before, but I think it's fair to say that Jonathan Smith has been a little more conservative when it comes to uniform choices for his Michigan State football team this year than what we've seen the past few seasons.

Neither team will play in a bowl game, so Saturday's battle between Purdue football and Indiana is essentially the bowl game. "They're playing their best ball towards the end of the year," Purdue coach Ryan Walters said of the Hoosiers.

Two reeling football teams will collide when Purdue takes on Michigan State in a Big Ten contest on Friday in East Lansing, Mich. The teams' experiences this year have been similar, yet still different.