The set-up: MSU became eligible after beating Rutgers and Maryland. Wake Forest ended it's regular season campaign by losing three of four, but it was competitive in each loss, including a 39-30 setback to the Orange in its finale. The Spartans are led by Brian Lewerke, who had nearly 600 yards passing over his final two games. But that was against some pretty weak competition that didn't have a whole month to plan for this game. The MSU run game is weak and I think its offense will struggle to keep pace down the stretch.

The pick: The Deacons have a more balanced attack, led by a run game which averages 297.8 YPG. WF QB Jamie Newman is superior too in my opinion, he finished with a 23:10 TD:INT. Michigan State is also just 2-4 ATS in its last six when playing with two weeks or more of rest and a terrible 1-7 ATS in its last eight after playing a conference game, while WF is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 as an underdog. Grab the points.

8* play on Wake Forest.