The Wisconsin Badgers are set to take on their second Big Ten foe of the season with Michigan State on Saturday. It's a Homecoming, Red Out game, and the kickoff is an early one at 11:30 am CT on the Big Ten Network. The Badgers passed their first litmus test of beating Penn State but now have a second one with Michigan State. Both Wisconsin and Michigan State are trying to fight their way out of the bottom of the Big Ten. Which team is the first to do so?
Here's all the details you will want to know, it's a Game Day Guide.
How to watch Wisconsin vs. Michigan State in Week 5
- Date: Saturday, October 3
- Time: 11:30 a.m. CT
- Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- How to Watch (TV): Big Ten Network
- Streaming: fubo TV and FOX One
- Wisconsin record: 3-1 (1-0 Big Ten)
- Penn State record: 2-2 (0-1 Big Ten)
Wisconsin is now in its fourth week in a row of not being on network TV. They opened the season on NBC against Notre Dame but have since gone: Big Ten Network, Peacock, Peacock, Big Ten Network. They will head into their bye with only one game aired on a main national network.
Announcers for Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
- Play-by-play: Jason Horowitz
- Analyst: Jake Butt
- On-field: Brooke Fletcher
This is a pretty standard Big Ten crew. Having Jake Butt on the call is always interesting when he has to call a Michigan State game. As a former Michigan Wolverine, he's going to have to work to stay unbiased.
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State odds, spread and total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Moneyline
- Michigan State +315
- Wisconsin -410
Spread
- Michigan State +10.5 (-118)
- Wisconsin -10.5 (-104)
Total
- 43.5 (over -110/under -110)
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
The spread hasn't moved at all since the opening release at 10.5. The only real change was that the over/under dropped by a point. The beginning of this week it was 44.5 but now it's dropped to 43.5. Which is interesting to note. When injury reports are released tomorrow it will be interesting to check back in on these odds.
Wisconsin injury report
The first availability report will drop tomorrow (Wednesday, September 30). Check back tomorrow and see the update for both Wisconsin and Michigan State.
Michigan State injury report
See above.
Weather forecast in Madison, Wisconsin
Saturday looks like it's going to be a perfect fall day in Madison. The current weather report has a high of 68 degrees with sunny conditions. Earlier in the morning, there will be a bit of a bite in the air and so bring layers as you prepare for the 11:30 am CT kickoff. It will warm up quick but will never be hot.
Wisconsin and Michigan State series history
Wisconsin and Michigan State have met 55 times in the history of the two football programs. The Spartans hold the overall head-to-head at 31-24 though over the last 10 years it's been a back and forth contest and the series stands at 5-5. There's been not much a win streak for either team.
- All-time meetings: 55
- Wisconsin all-time record vs. Penn State: 24-31
- Last meeting: 10/15/2022, 34-28 LOSS (East Lansing, Michigan)
Though... that 2022 win for Michigan State was actually vacated due to recruiting violations. If you are a stickler, the last time the two teams met without a vacated win was in Camp Randall on 10-12-2019, and Wisconsin won 38-0.
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