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This is a big, big season for Michigan State basketball.
The Spartans enter the season ranked sixth in the nation and have the tools to be elite this year. Predictions, especially on a season-wide scale, are so difficult because so much can happen between now and when the NCAA Tournament arrives.
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Let’s give it a shot, though. Here are my preliminary score predictions for every game MSU will play this season, with potential mapped paths in the Big Ten Tournament and March Madness included.
November Games
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo yells at a referee about a call made during a game against Northwestern at the Breslin Center on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SI
Nov. 2 (H): MSU 85, Quinnipiac 59 (1-0)
Nov. 5 (H): MSU 83, Toledo 70 (2-0)
Nov. 10 (N-Chicago): Duke 79, MSU 67 (2-1)
Nov. 13 (H): MSU 90, Northern Iowa 68 (3-1)
Nov. 17 (A): Tennessee 71, MSU 70 (3-2)
Nov. 21 (H): MSU 96, Detroit Mercy 61 (4-2)
Nov. 26 (N-Detroit): MSU 74, Arkansas 68 (5-2)
December Games
Michigan State’s Coen Carr shoots a free throw against UConn during the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena on Friday, March 27, 2026. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SI
Dec. 2 (H): MSU 78, Minnesota 64 (6-2, 1-0)
Dec. 5 (H): MSU 81, Drake 71 (7-2, 1-0)
Dec. 9 (A): Maryland 65, MSU 63 (7-3, 1-1)
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Dec. 12 (H): MSU 88, Merrimack 53 (8-3, 1-1)
Dec. 19 (N-Palm Springs): MSU 71, Gonzaga 67 (9-3, 1-1)
Dec. 22 (H): MSU 82, Oakland 71 (10-3, 1-1)
Dec. 29 (H): MSU 93, Penn 70 (11-3, 1-1)
January Games
Michigan State’s Jordan Scott warms up for a game against Michigan at the Breslin Center on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on S
Jan. 2 (A): MSU 69, Nebraska 63 (12-3, 2-1)
Jan. 5 (H): MSU 84, Washington 65 (13-3, 3-1)
Jan. 9 (A): UCLA 76, MSU 65 (13-4, 3-2)
Jan. 12 (A): MSU 81, USC 77 (14-4, 4-2)
Jan. 16 (H): MSU 93, Oregon 72 (15-4, 5-2)
Jan. 23 (A): Ohio State 81, MSU 80 (15-5, 5-3)
Jan. 26 (H): MSU 85, Penn State 76 (16-5, 6-3)
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