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2026 Week 5 · Conference game

Michigan State at Wisconsin

Friday, October 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT

Camp Randall Stadium

Michigan State
Big Ten
Record
0-0
Rating
-3.4
National rank
82
Proj. wins
4.2
Playoff prob.
0%
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record
0-0
Rating
-4.4
National rank
85
Proj. wins
4.6
Playoff prob.
0%

GIE win probability

Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.

Michigan State
47%
Wisconsin
53%
Wisconsin 90% CI: 44% – 63% Δ rating 1.0

Wisconsin is the model's favorite at 53%. Michigan State has a 47% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.1 rating points baked in for Wisconsin — venue-specific learned value (n=63 games).

Style fit

How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.

Michigan State offense
35 / 100

Style-neutral matchup

Wisconsin offense
38 / 100

Style-neutral matchup

Weather at kickoff

Forecast not yet available — Open-Meteo provides a 16-day window. Check back closer to kickoff.

Game info

Kickoff
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Camp Randall Stadium
Conference game
Yes
Neutral site
No

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