The Wildcats (5-4, 0-1 B1G) continue their home stand with their B1G home opener vs the Michigan State Spartans. The ‘Cats handled SIU-Edwardsville 72-54 on Sunday afternoon in their first action since finals week. Tom Izzo’s Spartans (7-3, 1-0) come into this matchup banged up a bit, but they’re still an upper echelon opponent for this young NU team.

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Gameday Information

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Illinois)

Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. CT

TV: BTN

Radio: ESPN 1000, WNUR Sports 89.3 FM

Online: FOX Sports

Betting line: Michigan State -12, O/U 138

KenPom Prediction: Michigan State 75, Northwestern 66 (80 percent chance of MSU win)