Michigan State Spartans vs Northwestern Wildcats
NU
4-1 
MSU
2-4 Team Leaders
Michigan State Spartans
A. Milivojevic
J. Patterson
F. Moore
A. Lafaele
D. Crawford
Northwestern Wildcats
A. Chiles
C. Komolafe
H. Eligon II
M. Kilbane
B. Brus
Division Standings
2026 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | overall | CONF |
|---|---|---|
Indiana
|
6-0 | 3-0 |
UCLA
|
5-0 | 3-0 |
Ohio State
|
5-1 | 3-0 |
Wisconsin
|
4-1 | 2-0 |
USC
|
6-1 | 3-1 |
Iowa
|
5-1 | 2-1 |
Nebraska
|
5-1 | 2-1 |
Minnesota
|
4-2 | 2-1 |
Purdue
|
3-4 | 2-2 |
|
Northwestern
|
4-1 | 1-1 |
Oregon
|
3-2 | 1-1 |
Illinois
|
3-3 | 1-2 |
Washington
|
4-3 | 1-3 |
Michigan
|
3-2 | 0-2 |
Rutgers
|
1-4 | 0-2 |
Penn State
|
3-3 | 0-3 |
Maryland
|
2-4 | 0-3 |
|
Michigan State
|
2-4 | 0-3 |
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Northwestern Wildcats vs Michigan State Spartans: Betting Line, Odds & Head-to-Head Breakdown
NCAAF · 2026 Season · Odds via Draft Kings
This game is currently in progress, in the 2nd period. The Michigan State Spartans are leading 14-10.
Heading into this NCAAF matchup, Draft Kings lists the Northwestern Wildcats as the favorite at NU -7.5, with the Michigan State Spartans sitting as the underdog on the moneyline. The point spread currently sits at 7.5, and the over/under total for the game is set at 50.5, giving an early read on how competitive, and how high-scoring, oddsmakers expect this game to be.
Season-series history between the Northwestern Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans isn't available for this matchup yet, so there's no head-to-head trend to lean on heading into game day.
Season-long standings context for both sides isn't meaningful yet at this point in the schedule, but the early betting line already gives a decent snapshot of how oddsmakers expect this NCAAF matchup to unfold.
Betting lines, like win probabilities, are a snapshot, not a forecast set in stone, and they can shift right up until the End of 2nd Quarter start time as injury news, weather, and public money move the market. This page will keep reflecting the latest numbers as they update, so it's worth a final check before Northwestern Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans actually take the field.
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