Michigan State vs. Northwestern Prediction: Michigan State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/12/2025]

Northwestern and Michigan State will meet in college basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday, with tipoff at 12:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Michigan State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's Michigan State-Northwestern game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows Michigan State with a win probability of 59%, while Northwestern has 41%."

For further insights into Sunday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Michigan State vs. Northwestern predictions page.

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Michigan State vs. Northwestern Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Sunday's college basketball action between Northwestern and Michigan State at Welsh-Ryan Arena is scheduled to begin at 12:00PM ET.

• Who: Michigan State vs. Northwestern
• Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
• Time: 12:00PM ET/9:00AM PT
• Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Sunday's Michigan State vs. Northwestern matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Michigan State vs. Northwestern Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's NCAA basketball matchup between Michigan State and Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Michigan State a 59% chance of beating Northwestern. Our predicted final score has Michigan State winning 69-67.

According to our model, Northwestern (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Michigan State vs. Northwestern Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Michigan State vs. Northwestern Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Michigan State vs. Northwestern matchup is on the moneyline.

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Conclusion

We predict Michigan State, with a 59% win probability, will likely beat Northwestern on Sunday.

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