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Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET

Northwestern logoNUNorthwestern4-1 · 2026
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Michigan State logoMSUMichigan State2-4 · 2026

Northwestern at Michigan State preview

Market win prob.NU 72%

Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.

Numbers to know

  • 1MSU has lost its last 4 games (2026 season, finals only).
  • 2NU has outscored opponents by 19.2 points per game over its last 5 (35.4–16.2).
  • 3NU has held opponents to 17 or fewer points in 3 of its last 5 games.
Northwestern logo

NU recent form

Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)

  • W10/10vs Ball State logo Ball State45–14
  • W10/3vs Penn State logo Penn State34–13
  • L9/26@ Indiana logo Indiana23–29
  • W9/19vs Colorado logo Colorado41–7
  • W9/6vs South Dakota State logo South Dakota State34–18
Michigan State logo

MSU recent form

Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)

  • L10/10vs Illinois logo Illinois37–38
  • L10/3@ Wisconsin logo Wisconsin3–31
  • L9/26vs Nebraska logo Nebraska13–31
  • L9/19@ Notre Dame logo Notre Dame10–27
  • W9/12vs Eastern Michigan logo Eastern Michigan35–7

Key players

College football: we hold no player game logs, so there is no key-player pick.

Head to head

NU 2 – 3 MSU · last 5

Meetings since 2016.

  • 2021MSU 38 @ NU 21
  • 2020NU 20 @ MSU 29
  • 2019MSU 31 @ NU 10
  • 2018NU 29 @ MSU 19
  • 2017MSU 31 @ NU 39

All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.