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The Spartans won 23 of 26 games as favorites in 2025-26, and laying the price in those games made 2.27 units. Against the spread the season split exactly, 16 covers and 16 misses.

Favorites that paid

Michigan State went 25-7; only 26 Division I teams won a bigger share, one more level. Favored 26 times, it won 23, and one unit a game in that role made 2.27; 40 teams made more as favorites. Every game carried a moneyline, and the season finished 2.02 units up over 32.

One unit on the Spartans to win, every game0+1+2+3+4+2.02 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 32 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Home record, home spread

The Spartans were 15-2 at home and covered 7 of 17 there. Three home games were priced at -10000 or longer, against Colgate, San José State and Detroit Mercy, and all three missed the spread. Away they were 6-4 and covered 6 of 10; at neutral sites, 4-1.

The Spartans at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (17)won 15 (88.2%)covered 7 of 17 (41.2%)Away (10)won 6 (60.0%)covered 6 of 10 (60.0%)Favorite (26)won 23 (88.5%)covered 12 of 26 (46.2%)Underdog (6)won 2 (33.3%)covered 4 of 6 (66.7%)50%
2025-26 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

November

Seven wins in seven, 3.05 units made, eight straight wins from 3 November to 2 December. The underdog wins came early and late: 83-66 over Kentucky at +150 in the Champions Classic, and 76-74 at Purdue at +225 on 26 February.

The Spartans 2025-26 regular season, game by game2025-11-03 v Colgate Raiders 80-692025-11-08 v Arkansas Razorbacks 69-662025-11-13 v San José State Spartans 79-602025-11-18 v Kentucky Wildcats 83-662025-11-21 v Detroit Mercy Titans 84-562025-11-25 v East Carolina Pirates 89-562025-11-27 v North Carolina Tar Heels 74-582025-12-02 v Iowa Hawkeyes 71-522025-12-06 v Duke Blue Devils 60-662025-12-13 at Penn State Nittany Lions 76-722025-12-16 v Toledo Rockets 92-692025-12-20 v Oakland Golden Grizzlies 79-702025-12-29 v Cornell Big Red 114-972026-01-02 at Nebraska Cornhuskers 56-582026-01-05 v USC Trojans 80-512026-01-08 v Northwestern Wildcats 76-662026-01-13 v Indiana Hoosiers 81-602026-01-17 at Washington Huskies 80-632026-01-20 at Oregon Ducks 68-522026-01-24 v Maryland Terrapins 91-482026-01-27 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights 88-792026-01-30 v Michigan Wolverines 71-832026-02-04 at Minnesota Golden Gophers 73-762026-02-07 v Illinois Fighting Illini 85-822026-02-13 at Wisconsin Badgers 71-922026-02-17 v UCLA Bruins 82-592026-02-22 v Ohio State Buckeyes 66-602026-02-26 at Purdue Boilermakers 76-742026-03-01 at Indiana Hoosiers 77-642026-03-05 v Rutgers Scarlet Knights 91-872026-03-08 at Michigan Wolverines 80-902026-03-13 v UCLA Bruins 84-88Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
25-7 in 32 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The losses that cost

At -470 they lost 73-76 at Minnesota; at -230 they lost the Big Ten quarterfinal to UCLA, 84-88. Michigan beat them twice. In the NCAA tournament they beat North Dakota State and Louisville, then lost to UConn in the Sweet 16.

The total

Seventeen unders, 15 overs.

Big Ten pairs

Indiana lost both meetings and Michigan State covered both. Rutgers also lost twice, and neither was covered, the second a 91-87 home win at -20.5. UCLA split the two meetings. In Fort Myers the Spartans beat North Carolina 74-58 at -118.

Questions and answers

Did backing Michigan State as a favorite pay in 2025-26?

Yes: 23-3 and 2.27 units made over 26 games.

How did the Spartans’ 15-2 home record do against the spread?

Seven covers in 17.

What did Michigan State return on the moneyline over the season?

2.02 units over 32 priced games.

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