Michigan State vs. Washington prediction: Why Michigan State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Washington and Michigan State are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Saturday, starting at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Michigan State as the most likely winner of the Michigan State vs. Washington game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Michigan State vs. Washington prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Michigan State and Washington 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Michigan State a 63% chance of beating Washington. Our predicted final score has Michigan State winning 75-72.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Michigan State and Washington each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 57% chance of going over.

Michigan State vs. Washington odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball 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. Washington picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: