Venue & Game Details
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Conference: Big Ten East vs. Big Ten East
Broadcast: Peacock (streaming)
Weather Forecast: Bloomington, IN – ~63°F at kickoff, partly cloudy, winds 6–10 mph,
Team Recent Form
Indiana Hoosiers:
Wins: Oregon (30–20), Iowa (20–15), Illinois (63–10), Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, Indiana State
Trend: Indiana is averaging 44.8 PPG (4th nationally) and allowing just 11.3 PPG (4th nationally).
Michigan State Spartans:
Wins: Western Michigan, Boston College, Youngstown State
Losses: USC (45–31), Nebraska (38–27), UCLA (38–13)
Trend: Spartans have lost three straight, allowing 40.3 PPG in Big Ten play.
Injury Report
Michigan State:
QB Aidan Chiles – Questionable (ankle/upper body)
OG Kristian Phillips – Questionable (leg)
TE Michael Masunas – Questionable (undisclosed)
DE Jalen Thompson, DT Ben Roberts, S Nikai Martinez – Game-time decisions
Indiana:
No major injuries reported; QB Fernando Mendoza and RB Roman Hemby expected to start.
Key Player Matchups
QB Fernando Mendoza (Indiana): 1,423 yards, 17 TDs, 2 INTs, 71.2% completion.
RB Roman Hemby (Indiana): 421 yards, 2 TDs – faces MSU defense allowing 264 rushing YPG in Big Ten play.
WR Elijah Sarratt (Indiana): 509 yards, 7 TDs – matchup nightmare for MSU’s depleted secondary.
QB Aidan Chiles (MSU): 1,019 yards, 9 TDs, 3 INTs – questionable, backup Alessio Milivojevic may start.
RB Makhi Frazier (MSU): 383 yards, 2 TDs – must establish run to keep Indiana’s offense off the field.
Series History
Michigan State leads all-time series 51–17–2.
Last meeting (2024): Indiana won 47–10.
Indiana has covered in 9 of last 12 as a home favorite.
Betting Trends:
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in 2025.
Michigan State is 3-3 ATS, but 0-3 in Big Ten play.
Indiana is 9-3 ATS as a home favorite under Curt Cignetti.
Historical Betting Results
Indiana has covered in 3 of last 4 vs. MSU.
The Over has hit in 2 of last 3 meetings.
Average margin of victory in Indiana’s last two wins: +22 points.
Game Odds
Michigan State Spartans 49.5
Indiana Hoosiers – 26.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 17, 2025
