EAST LANSING — Saturday night’s Big Ten East showdown between Michigan State and Ohio State has and will be broken down several ways.

There are keys here, pivotal factors there, and most every analyst has had a different take on the 8 p.m. game at Spartan Stadium between the No. 8 Spartans (7-1, 4-0 Big Ten) and the No. 13 Buckeyes (7-1, 4-0).

Here are more things to consider, as we look at five reasons Michigan State could win and five reasons the Spartans could lose: - Read more at MLive.com