Gameday central: No. 17 Michigan football vs. Arkansas State
Michigan Wolverines football will host Arkansas State Saturday in Ann Arbor. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.
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Game information: Michigan football vs. Arkansas State
Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 12:01 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: Fox Sports App / Watch college football games live on Fubo — try for free
On The Call: Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color) and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors to TheWolverine.com. Click here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Red Wolves are 0-10 all-time against Big Ten opponents, with their most recent matchup being a 45-12 loss at Ohio State in 2022. Michigan and Arkansas State were originally scheduled to compete in 2020, but the Big Ten mandated that non-conference schedules were canceled that season due to a pandemic. The game was rescheduled for 2024.
Michigan vs. Arkansas State: Depth charts, rosters and stats
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Betting line
Michigan is a 22.5-point favorite over Arkansas State, with the over/under for total points set at 47.5.
Michigan is 0-2 against the spread (ATS) this season, but it’s 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games. The total has gone over in nine of Michigan’s last 13 contests. The Wolverines are 4-7-1 ATS in their last 12 home games.
Arkansas State has failed to cover the spread in each of its two wins this season. The Red Wolves are 1-4 ATS in their last five games but 10-15 in their last 15 road outings.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: U-M 34, Arkansas State 6 (U-M -22.5, u47.5)
John Borton: U-M 34, Arkansas State 13 (A-State +22.5, u47.5
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 52, Arkansas State 3 (U-M -22.5, o47.5)
Anthony Broome: U-M 31, Arkansas State 10 (A-State +22.5, u47.5)
Doug Skene: U-M 24, Arkansas State 13 (A-State +22.5, u47.5)
Weather report: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Weather.com projects that at kickoff it will be 78 degrees and sunny, with a 1-percent chance of precipitation and 8 MPH winds out of the southeast. It will rise to 81 degrees by 4 p.m., and that’s the high for the day.
For tailgating purposes, it will be 59 degrees and partly cloudy with a 9-percent chance of precipitation at 8 a.m. It will rise to 65 degrees by 9 a.m. and 70 degrees by 10.
