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Michigan State

B1G · 2-0 · power +15.3 · #54
Our numberMICH -10.0 no book has priced this game

Michigan

B1G · 2-0 · power +22.1 · #24
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MoneylineMICH to win ours 70%
Projected score 18–28 MSU – MICH
2026-11-07 · kickoff TBD Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI B1G game Early season

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Series Michigan lead 75–38–5 · 118 meetings since 1898
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Michigan Wolverines 71 ranks
Michigan State Spartans #161 rush offense Michigan Wolverines #90 run defense
Pass game even 39 ranks apart
Michigan State Spartans #136 pass offense Michigan Wolverines #97 pass defense
Run game edge Michigan Wolverines 141 ranks
Michigan Wolverines #33 rush offense Michigan State Spartans #174 run defense
Pass game even 11 ranks apart
Michigan Wolverines #181 pass offense Michigan State Spartans #170 pass defense
Michigan State Spartans Balanced · 51% run Avg pace Michigan Wolverines Balanced · 58% run Ball-control
Jonathan Smith · 43-50 Sherrone Moore · 17-8

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Michigan State Spartans
DL Eli Coenen 7 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #21 DL
RB Cam Edwards 250 rush yds · 3 TD · 3 rec #18 RB
DL Kenny Soares Jr. 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #69 DL
K Liam Boyd 5 FG · 6 XP · 21 pts #17 K
Michigan Wolverines
DL Dom Nichols 10 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #17 DL
DL John Henry Daley 11 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #45 DL
LB Troy Bowles 21 tkl · 2.0 TFL #74 LB
WR JJ Buchanan 8 rec · 174 yds · 1 TD #81 WR

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Michigan State SpartansB1G +15.3 +6.0 +9.3 #54
Michigan WolverinesB1G +22.1 +5.7 +16.4 #24

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Michigan State offense vs Michigan defense-10.3 pts
Michigan offense vs Michigan State defense-3.6 pts
Rest · context onlyAway team on 7 more days rest

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.