Western Michigan vs Michigan State Game Information

Western Michigan vs Michigan State Preview

No. 18 Michigan State (10-2, 6-0 at Home) plays host to Western Michigan (3-8, 1-5 on Road) to East Lansing on Monday afternoon for an intrastate Big Ten-Mid-American Conference clash. In their last 5 games, the Broncos are 1-4, beating Youngstown State by 11 (73-62) and then losing to Dayton by 8 (77-69), St. Thomas-Minnesota by 6 (77-71), North Dakota State by 36, and Valparaiso by 3 in their last game (76-73), In their last 5, the Spartans are a perfect 5-0, dusting off North Carolina by 3 in OT (94-91), winning at Minnesota by 18 in their Big Ten opener ( 90-72), trouncing Nebraska by 37 at Home (89-52), beating Oakland by 19 (77-58), and then defeating Florida Atlantic by 17 in their last game (86-69), Michigan State is currently priced at 60/1 longshots to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball championship at DraftKings.

Western Michigan Looks For First Win vs MSU

Western Michigan (4-5-1 ATS, 4-4-2 O/U) is 0-3 lifetime vs Michigan State and the way the Broncos are playing right now. It’s hard to see them pulling off the monmental upset here on Monday night (MSU -30,030 on Moneyline . WMU is led by G Markhi Strickland (12.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg), F Owen Lobsinger (11.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg), G JaVaughn Hannah (11.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg), G Brandon Muntu (7.5 ppg), G Donovan Williams (7.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg), and F Max Bruton (7.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg). G Chansey Willis Jr. (17.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.7 apg) has returned after missing 8 games to an Injury, so the Broncos (40/1 on Moneyline)  head in with a strong Roster with four guys in double-digit scoring. WMU averages average 71.2 ppg (Tied-#290) while allowing 73.5 ppg (-2.3 ppg PD), 39.1 rpg (#633) and 12.4 apg (Tied-#329).

Western Michigan Betting Trends

• Western Michigan is 0-4 SU in its last 4 games overall
• The Broncos are 3-1-0 ATS in their last 4 on the Road
• Western Michigan is 3-7-0 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Broncos were 17-14-0 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB Season (54.8%)
• The Over is 4-3-2 in the Broncos last 9 games

Ranked Michigan State Off To Nice Starts SU, ATS

Michigan State (8-4-0 ATS, 5-7-0 O/U) has been a pleasant surprise and with heavies like Oregon, Washington, and UCLA coming into the Big Ten Conference, the Spartans will have to be at their best to survive in this Power 4 conference. But with Tom Izzo there, all is well. Michigan State is deep, but only has one player in double-digits, G Jaden Adkins (13.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg), but 9 guys who contribute and average between 4.2 ppg and 9.9 ppg. G Jase Richardson (9.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg), F Frankie Fidler (9.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg), F Coen Carr (8.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg), F Jaxon Kohler (8.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg), G Jeremy fears Jr. (7.8 ppg, 5.9 apg), G Tre Holloman (7.3 ppg, 3.8 apg), F Xavier Booker (6.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg), C Szymon Zapala (5.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg), and C carson Cooper (4.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg) give Izzo a well-rounded squad that goes 10 deep in East Lansing.

Michigan State Betting Trends

• Michigan State is 5-0 AU/ATS in its last 5 games overall
• The Spartans are 8-2 SU their last 10 games overall
• The Under is 5-3-0 in the last 8 Spartans games 
• Michigan State went 19-15-1 in the 2024 NCAAB season (55.1%)
• The Spartans have been ATS Favorites in 8 of their last 9 games

Western Michigan vs Michigan State Prediction

The last 3 times these two schools from Michigan have played (2019-2020), Michigan State has won by 44, 18, and 33 points, covering twice (-25.5, -24) with WMU getting the butter on December 6, 2020 as a 23-Point underdog and only losing by 18 in a game that went Under the closing Total (142) by just 3 points. The Broncos (Ken Pomeroy #286 of 362 DI teams) 3 Wins have come vs Davenport, Canisius, and Youngstown State while Michigan State (Ken Pomeroy #16) has already knocked off the No. 1 team (Kansas) and has also beaten No. 12 North Carolina. This Western Michigan vs Michigan State NCAAB pick will look for a 30-Point win by the hosts in a game that may come down to attrition and the Spartans dominating the Second Half. With Chansey Willis Jr. back in the fold, Western Michigan is a much better squad.

Kevin’s Pick: Michigan State -27.5