Michigan State is coming into this game with a 15-9 record this season and they have been struggling a lot in the conference this year at 7-6. They have been playing better in their recent games as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 6 of their last 8 games, but they have also played 5 of those 8 games at home where they have been much better and 3 of their last 4 games were at home as well. They lost their last game on the road against Minnesota and they have not been very good on the road this season as they have lost their last 2 straight as well as 5 of their 6 games on the road this year, their only road win coming by 2 points against Maryland. They are going up against a Penn State team that is 12-12 this season and has also been struggling in the conference this season at 6-7. They have also been playing much better in their recent games as they have won 3 of their last 4 games and they are coming off of a 5 point loss on the road in their last game against a very good Northwestern team. They have won 3 of their last 4 games with 2 of those wins coming on the road as they have been playing a lot better, but they have also been good at home recently as they have won 2 of their last 3 games there with a quality win against a ranked Wisconsin team as well. Michigan State has been struggling in the Big 10 all season and has been much worse on the road this year while Penn State has shown a lot of improvement in their recent games and has been much better at home this year. Penn State will cover the spread in this game.