Northwestern at Michigan State Betting Tips – Wildcats To Cover In College Football Road Win

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Last updated: Wed 14 Oct 2026 11:22

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Northwestern have won four of five games and are tipped to cover as road favourites
Michigan State have lost four consecutive games and are struggling offensively
Article concludes Northwestern should win and cover in this Big Ten matchup

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Northwestern at Michigan State Betting Tips

Key Numbers – Will Wildcats Improve To 5-1?
Michigan State Lead All-Time Head-To-Head; Won Last Meeting
Northwestern 4-1 Following Back-To-Back Wins
Michigan State On Four-Game Losing Skid

Northwestern are tipped to cover as a betting favourite on the road.

Michigan State cannot run the football and cannot protect their quarterback – two massive problems that can prevent them from keeping up with this in-form Wildcats offense.

Key Numbers – Will Wildcats Improve To 5-1?

Northwestern have won 4 of their 5 games
Northwestern have covered in 4 of their 5 games
Michigan State are on a 4-game losing skid
The Over has cashed in 4 of Northwestern’s 5 games

Michigan State Lead All-Time Head-To-Head; Won Last Meeting

Michigan State lead the all-time series 41-18
Michigan State won 38-21 when the two teams last met in September 2021

Northwestern 4-1 Following Back-To-Back Wins

Northwestern head out on the road having rebounded from the loss in Indiana with back-to-back wins to improve to 4-1.

The Wildcats opened the campaign with a couple of non-conference games, and downed South Dakota State 34-18 and Colorado 41-7.

They failed to make it three-in-a-row in their Big Ten opener, but they were far from disgraced in a 29-23 defeat to the national champion Hoosiers.

Northwestern issued an immediate response as they marked the opening of their home stadium with a 34-13 blowout of Penn State.

The Wildcats then followed that up last weekend with a 45-14 rout of Ball State in a non-conference matchup.

Michigan State On Four-Game Losing Skid

Michigan State enter this matchup having now lost four consecutive games to drop to 2-4 this season.

The Spartans kicked off the season with back-to-back wins over MAC opposition, beating Toledo 30-20 and Eastern Michigan 35-7 at home.

They have not won since though, with a 27-10 defeat at Notre Dame proving to be the start of a four-game skid.

Michigan State dropped their Big Ten opener at home to Nebraska, losing 31-13, before heading to Wisconsin for a 31-3 blowout loss to the Badgers.

The Spartans then fell to 0-3 in conference action last weekend, as they were narrowly beaten 38-37 at home by Illinois.

Verdict

Northwestern @ Michigan State

Northwestern are the hot hand heading into this game, with the offense rolling and the defense playing some good football.

Michigan State, on the other hand, are stacking up losses and giving up a lot of points, so we are backing the Wildcats to win and cover in this Big Ten road game.

Northwestern -7.5

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