Michigan State vs. Rutgers Prediction: Michigan State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/25/2025]

Rutgers will face the favored Michigan State in college basketball action at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, starting at 1:30PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Michigan State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Michigan State-Rutgers game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Michigan State is more likely to win, while Rutgers has a lower chance of victory."

For further insights into Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Michigan State vs. Rutgers predictions page.

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Michigan State vs. Rutgers Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Rutgers and Michigan State at Madison Square Garden is scheduled to begin at 1:30PM ET.

• Who: Michigan State vs. Rutgers
• Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
• Time: 1:30PM ET/10:30AM PT
• Venue: Madison Square Garden
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Michigan State vs. Rutgers matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Michigan State vs. Rutgers Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Michigan State and Rutgers 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Michigan State a 78% chance of defeating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Michigan State winning 78-70.

According to our model, Michigan State (-8) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 6:30PM, Jan 25

Spread

Over / Under

Moneyline

Michigan State

Michigan State -8.0

55%

45%

-110

-110

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Rutgers

Michigan State MSU

-110

Michigan State -8.0

55%

45%

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Rutgers RUTG

-110

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Michigan State vs. Rutgers Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Michigan State vs. Rutgers Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Michigan State vs. Rutgers matchup is on the over/under.

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Conclusion

We predict Michigan State, with a 78% win probability, will likely beat Rutgers on Saturday.

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