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Closing number

Spread
MSU +8.5
WIS -8.5
Open –
Total
Over 43.5
Under 43.5

Source: DraftKings.

MSU 3, WIS 31. WIS covered by 19.5, under by 9.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Michigan St
Michigan St 10 Wisconsin

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Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent Michigan St Wisconsin
Eastern Michigan
W 35-7 home
+28 · -17.5 Covered
W 54-10 home
+44 · -23.5 Covered
Notre Dame
L 10-27 away
-17 · +28.5 Covered
L 13-41 neutral
-28 · +21 Didn't cover

Against 2 common opponents: Michigan St won by 5.5 on average, 2-0 against the spread. Wisconsin won by 8.0 on average, 1-1 against the spread.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Michigan St Wisconsin
Indiana
L 13-38 away
-25 · +26.5 Covered
L 7-31 away
-24 · +27.5 Covered
Iowa
L 17-20 away
-3 · +17.5 Covered
L 0-37 home
-37 · +4.5 Didn't cover
Maryland
W 38-28 neutral
+10 · -4 Covered
L 10-27 home
-17 · -10.5 Didn't cover
Michigan
L 20-31 home
-11 · +13.5 Covered
L 10-24 away
-14 · +17.5 Covered
Minnesota
L 20-23 away
-3 · +5.5 Covered
L 7-17 away
-10 · -2.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Michigan St lost by 6.4 on average, 5-0 against the spread. Wisconsin lost by 20.4 on average, 2-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Michigan St0 Wisconsin
Michigan St -10.51
Josh Pate *Line -10.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 7:11 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Michigan State PWWLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-2-1 60%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As underdog2-2 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Wisconsin LLWWW

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home2-1 67%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite2-1 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026MSU 3, WIS 31WIS -8.5WIS covered43.5Under
Oct 15, 2022WIS 28, MSU 34WIS -7MSU covered49.5Over
Oct 12, 2019MSU 0, WIS 38WIS -8WIS covered43.5Under

Michigan State 1-2 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

MSUWIS
2-4Record4-1
3-2-1Against the spread3-2
2-4Over-under3-2
-1.3Avg cover margin+6
21.3Points per game31.6
25.7Points allowed16.6
4.55Yards per play6.16
311.7Yards per game379.4
3.30Rush yards per carry4.70
66.5Completion %56.6
42.5Third down %44.1
+2Turnover margin-1
19Sacks allowed3
39.8Penalty yards per game51.2

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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