The Washington Huskies (2-0) meet the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans (2-0) at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
The Huskies head into this matchup following a 52-6 win over the Portland State Vikings in their last outing. The Spartans’ last game was a 52-0 win over the Akron Zips. Michael Penix Jr. threw for 337 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception on 20-of-27 passing (74.1%) for the Dawgs in that matchup against the Vikings. Wayne Taulapapa took 12 carries for 94 yards (7.8 yards per carry) and one touchdown, while adding one reception for nine yards in the passing game. Jalen McMillan had 127 yards on four catches (31.8 per reception) with one touchdown in that game. Payton Thorne recorded 212 passing yards while going 18-for-28 with no touchdowns and two interceptions for the Spartans against the Zips. Jalen Berger carried the ball 17 times for 107 yards and three touchdowns. He caught one pass for five yards. Jayden Reed collected six catches for 76 yards (on seven targets).
The Huskies are favored (-3.5) against the Spartans. The total is set at 56.5 points.
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