No. 9 UCLA meets Michigan State in Big Ten action

Michigan State (2-5) at No. 9 UCLA (6-0), Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: UCLA by 12.5. Against the spread: UCLA 5-0-1, Michigan State 4-2-1.

How to watch: CBS

Key stats

UCLA Offense

Overall: 445.8 yards per game (33rd in FBS)

Passing: 214.8 yards per game (87th)

Rushing: 231 yards per game (12th)

Scoring: 35.5 points per game (33rd)

UCLA Defense

Overall: 292.3 yards per game (20th in FBS)

Passing: 194.7 yards per game (47th)

Rushing: 97.7 yards per game (20th)

Scoring: 16.2 points per game (21st)

Michigan State Offense

Overall: 310.7 yards per game (128th in FBS)

Passing: 191.6 yards per game (107th)

Rushing: 119.1 yards per game (119th)

Scoring: 21.3 points per game (113th)

Michigan State Defense

Overall: 342.6 yards per game (56th in FBS)

Passing: 201.9 yards per game (59th)

Rushing: 140.7 yards per game (67th)

Scoring: 25.4 points per game (82nd)

Michigan State ranks 77th in third down percentage, converting 40.2% of the time. UCLA ranks 3rd on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 25.9%.

Michigan State is 122nd in the FBS with a -5 turnover margin, compared to UCLA's 5th-ranked +10 margin.

UCLA ranks 133rd in the FBS averaging 83.2 penalty yards per game, compared to Michigan State's 7th-ranked 36.3 per-game average.

Michigan State ranks 135th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on % of trips.

Michigan State is 73rd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:57, compared to UCLA's 4th-ranked average of 34:01.

Team leaders

UCLA

Passing: Nico Iamaleava, 982 yards, 4 TDs, 4 INTs, 62.1 completion percentage

Rushing: Wayne Knight, 571 yards on 84 carries, 11 TDs

Receiving: Semaj Morgan, 313 yards on 24 catches, 2 TDs

Michigan State

Passing: Alessio Milivojevic, 1,263 yards, 7 TDs, 3 INTs, 65.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Jaziun Patterson, 327 yards on 76 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Jayden Savoury, 261 yards on 27 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

UCLA beat Wisconsin 17-7 on Oct. 17. Ty Dieffenbach passed for 264 yards on 22-of-33 attempts (66.7%) with no touchdowns and one interception. Anthony Woods carried the ball eight times for 39 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for 13 yards. Morgan put up 84 yards on five catches.

Michigan State fell to Northwestern 24-21 on Oct. 17. Milivojevic led Michigan State with 216 yards on 19-of-30 passing (63.3%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 17 yards and one rushing touchdown. Patterson had 72 rushing yards on 15 carries, adding three receptions for 18 yards. Chrishon McCray recorded 64 yards on three catches with one touchdown.

Next game

UCLA hosts Nevada on Oct. 31. Michigan State plays at Michigan on Nov. 7.