Michigan State vs. Washington Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (15-2, 5-1 Big Ten) visit the Washington Huskies (10-7, 2-4 Big Ten) at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Huskies are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 141.5 points.

Michigan State is coming off of an 81-60 win over Indiana in its last game on Tuesday. In the win, Jeremy Fears Jr. led Michigan State with 23 points. Washington's last outing on Wednesday ended in an 82-72 loss to Michigan. JJ Mandaquit scored a team-best 15 points for Washington in the loss.

Michigan State vs. Washington Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington
• Spread favorite: Michigan State -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Michigan State -167
• Moneyline underdog: Washington +140
• Over/Under: 141.5 points

How to watch Michigan State vs. Washington

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Michigan State vs. Washington

• Michigan State and its opponents have combined to go over Saturday's total of 141.5 points eight times this season.
• In Washington's 17 games this season, 15 finished with more combined points than Saturday's total of 141.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 160.1 points per game, 18.6 points more than the point total of 141.5 for this game.
• The 137.8 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 3.7 less than the 141.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Michigan State has seen a 143.2-point over/under in its games this season, 1.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 13.3 points lower than the average over/under in Washington's games this season of 154.8.

Betting the Spread: Michigan State vs. Washington

• Against the spread, Michigan State is 9-8-0 this season.
• The Spartans have been favored by 3.5 points or more 12 times this season and are 5-7 ATS in those games.
• In Washington's 17 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Huskies have been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this season, Washington is 5-4 against the spread and 7-2 overall.
• Washington is 3-3 ATS as a 3.5-point underdog or more at home.
• On the road, Michigan State is winless ATS (0-1) as 3.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Michigan State vs. Washington

• This season, Michigan State has been listed as the moneyline favorite in 14 games and won them all.
• The Spartans have entered 12 games this season favored by -167 or more, and won each of those games.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 62.5% chance of a victory for Michigan State.
• Washington has been a moneyline underdog in six games this season and has come away with the win one time (16.7%) in those contests.
• The Huskies have a win-loss record of 1-4 with odds of +140 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Washington has a 41.7% chance of walking away with the win.