(AP) -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says his team will need better production on offense and the same stingy defense if it wants to contain Denard Robinson and upset No. 23 Michigan on Saturday in Ann Arbor.
The Spartans (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) rank 11th in the league in scoring with just 21 points per game but are seventh in the nation in total defense with a 270.1-yard average. They never scored less than 26 points or allowed more than 21 in beating the Wolverines the past four years, matching their longest streak in series history.
Quarterback Andrew Maxwell and running back Le'Veon Bell will have to be as good as they have ever been in a matchup that almost always goes to the better running team.
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