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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Michigan St
Spartans
Big Ten
24
52% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
22
48% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Michigan St by 1.25
TOTAL POINTS
46
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Michigan St
Northwestern
|
80
C+
|
Overall |
85
B
|
|
81
B-
|
Power |
83
B-
|
|
80
C+
|
Offensive |
75
C
|
|
82
B-
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
98
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Michigan St
Northwestern
| 75 | Overall | 49 |
| 63 | Power | 58 |
| 70 | Offensive | 87 |
| 61 | Defensive | 34 |
| 6 | SoS (Current) | 3 |
| 6 | SoS (Future) | 3 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Michigan St
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Home |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-5 (0%) |
|
2-7 (22.2%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-6 (33.3%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Michigan St
Northwestern
| #56 Western Michigan | Best Win | #36 Penn State |
| #89 UCLA | Worst Loss | #52 Nebraska |
| 17 pts vs #135 Youngstown St | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe |
| 25 pts vs #1 Indiana | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Michigan St
Northwestern
| 24.6 | Points per Game | 23.4 |
| 29.9 | Points Against | 19.8 |
| 26.7 | Home PPG | 28.7 |
| 27.9 | Home PA | 16.2 |
| 21.6 | Away PPG | 15.2 |
| 32.8 | Away PA | 26 |
| 92-65 | Opponent Record | 92-76 |
| 64.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 90.4 |
| L 8 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Michigan St
Northwestern
| Nov 29 vs Maryland (4-8) W 38-28 | Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 |
| Nov 22 at (15) Iowa (9-4) L 17-20 | Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 |
| Nov 15 vs Penn State (7-6) L 10-28 | Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 |
| Nov 1 at Minnesota (8-5) L 20-23 | Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 |
| Oct 25 vs (20) Michigan (9-4) L 20-31 | Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 |
| Oct 18 at (1) Indiana (16-0) L 13-38 | Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 |
| Oct 11 vs UCLA (3-9) L 13-38 | Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 |
| Oct 4 at Nebraska (7-6) L 27-38 | Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 |
| Sep 20 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 31-45 | Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 |
| Sep 13 vs Youngstown St (8-5) W 41-24 | Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Sep 6 vs Boston College (2-10) W 42-40 | Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 |
| Aug 29 vs Western Michigan (10-4) W 23-6 | Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 |
