The Battle of the Paul Bunyan trophy kicks off at Spartan Stadium this season in yet another night game for the No. 25 Michigan Wolverines. We’ve heard the cliché “throw out the record books” all week long, but oddsmakers don’t believe in clichés, as Michigan is a two-touchdown favorite.

Ahead of what very well could be Jonathan Smith’s last game in East Lansing, here’s what Michigan needs to do to avoid the upset.

The best way to avoid an upset is starting the game out strong. Letting a team linger around lets belief creep in and makes more talented teams nervous. The Wolverines can’t let the Spartans hang around, and starting off the game by testing Michigan State’s inconsistent secondary — which ranks 128th out of 134 DI FBS teams in team passing efficiency defense — early in this gam

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