Inside the Numbers of the Old Brass Spittoon Game

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Written by Matt Smith

The Hoosiers will welcome the visiting Michigan State Spartans to Bloomington this weekend at noon eastern time on Fox Sports 1. The Spartans come into the week ranked as the number 10 team in the country with a 6-0 record while the Hoosiers come in struggling at 2-3.

  1. Michigan State Dominates Rivalry

    • MSU has a 48-17 record against IU

    • Indiana shut them out last season

    • Teams have been playing since 1922

  2. Michigan State Favored by 4.5

    • MSU is 4-1-1 against the spread

    • IU is 1-4 against the spread

    • Over/Under is set at 51.5

  3. Kenneth Walker

    • 912 rushing yards so far

    • 9 touchdowns

    • Heisman Hopeful for the Spartans

    • IU needs to stack the box in order to have a chane

  4. Turnovers

    • Penix has at least one interception against each ranked team

    • Running backs need to take care of the ball

    • MSU only five giveaways with 9 takeaways

    • IU 9 giveaways with 6 takeaways

  5. Points Per Game

    • MSU 36.7 PPG

    • IU 23.8 PPG

    • MSU 19.3 points allowed

    • IU 28.2 points allowed

  6. Bounce Back

    • Indiana’s offense have struggled mightily

    • Defense has a lot of injuries

    • IU needs to use the crowd to their advantage

    • Homecoming weekend for Indiana

  7. Jack Tuttle

    • Tuttle could receive the start with Penix hurt

    • 1-1 as a starter in his career

    • Would be his third career start for the Hoosiers

    • Has completed eight passes for 168 yards and a touchdown in 2021.

  8. 4th Top 10 Team

    • IU has now played the 2,3,and 7 ranked teams in the country

    • They will now play the number 10

    • With two more top 10 teams on the schedule.