EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State’s top-ranked hockey team opens its Big Ten schedule with two games against No. 3 Penn State this weekend at Munn Arena.

Both teams are loaded with future pros up and down the roster, and the Spartans and Nittany Lions are not just the betting favorites to win the Big Ten conference; they also have the shortest odds to take home the national championship this season.

Michigan State comes off a bye week with a 5-1 record, winners of five straight after losing its season opener vs. New Hampshire. The Spartans followed up the split vs. UNH with a road sweep of then-No. 1 Boston University, and MSU has held the top spot in the rankings since then.

Penn State opened its conference schedule last weekend with a road sweep of No. 19 Ohio State and carr

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