Michigan State Spartans Odds

Michigan State Spartans 2025 Season Preview

Expectations are higher for the Michigan State Spartans football team as it heads into the 2025 season. The Big Ten program is excited to have Jonathan Smith enterting his second year after a 5–7 debut season. They are still in rebuild mode, but look to at least be .500 in 2025.

Quarterback Aidan Chiles showed flashes but struggled with turnovers and sacks. He’ll work with a mostly new group of skill players, including transfers from smaller programs. While the offense should improve, expectations remain modest.

Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi returns a solid front, led by four key linemen and FSU transfer Grady Kelly. However, major turnover at linebacker and in the secondary means relying on a wave of transfer additions. The defense should remain top-50, but with five top-30 opponents on the schedule, MSU faces an uphill battle in 2025. 

Michigan State is sitting at +11000 to win the Big Ten in 2025. Let's look on how to bet on the Michigan State Wolverines this season.

Betting on Michigan State

Michigan State Spread

Spread bets are wagers on how much a team will win or lose a game by. Teams expected to win are known as favorites (and have minus odds) and teams expected to lose are called underdogs (plus odds). Here’s an example:

• Michigan State +13.5 (-110)
• Penn State -13.5 (-110)

If the Spartans lose, 28-17, they cover the spread by losing by fewer than 13.5 points, which is the number oddsmakers set. They also cover if they win the game outright. Penn State would need a win by 14 or more to cover its side.

Michigan State Over/Unders

Over/unders are bets on how many points are scored between both teams in a game.

If you bet over 41 for the MSU vs. Minnesota game, for example, the Spartans lost the game 27-12. The 39 points scored means that your bet lost. For over 41 bettors, the teams needed to combine for 41 or more, while a scoring output of exactly 41 would be a tie for both sides of the bet.

Michigan State Moneylines

Moneylines — bets on the outright winner of a game — have varied payouts depending on how likely or unlikely a win is for each team.

For example, MSU was a massive +2400 underdog vs. powerhouse Ohio State in 2023, which means a $100 bet would've paid off a profit of $2,400 had they won. If the Spartans were -2400 favorites somehow, you would need to bet $2,400 to win $100 on the game.

Michigan State Props

Player props are a fun way to bet on the Spartans, and these bets don't rely on them winning the game. These wagers are just made on an individual player’s performance for the game, usually in a single statistical category.

Some Spartans props you could bet on in 2024 include QB Aidan Chiles' total touchdowns or TE Jack Velling's receiving yards, or more.

Michigan State Futures

If you’re a diehard Michigan State fan and want to have some skin in every game, you could make some bets on Spartans' futures.

Futures are bets on the outcome of the entire season. Some examples for 2024 include over/under on the Spartans' win total, odds to win the Big Ten, and players to lead the nation in certain statistics, among others.