Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Hawai'i
Michigan Wolverines football is set to host Hawai’i in its 12th-ever night game at The Big House (U-M is 9-2 in such contests, with 1 loss coming without fans in the stands). Here is everything you need to know to get ready for tonight’s game.
Game time, TV channel, how to watch: Michigan football vs. Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
Venue: Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Kickoff: 8:05 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: ESPN.com / ESPN App
On The Call: Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color) and Meghan McKeown (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 fourth meeting between the two schools. U-M (No. 6 coaches/No. 4 AP) has won all three previous match-ups, earning victories at Aloha Stadium in Hawai’i in 1986 and 1998, and claiming a 63-3 victory at Michigan Stadium to open the 2016 season. Head coach Jim Harbaugh led the No. 4 Wolverines to a 27-10 win in 1986, and the 1998 team posted a 48-17 win during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. … U-M is 40-28 all time in night games, including a 9-2 mark in Michigan Stadium.
Betting line: Michigan vs. Hawai’i
Michigan opened as a 46.5-point favorite, but the line quickly moved and settled in at 52. The over/under for total points is 67.
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TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: U-M 55, Hawai’i 3 (U-M -52, u67)
John Borton: U-M 63, Hawai’i 9 (U-M -52, o67)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 73, Hawai’i 0 (U-M -52, o67)
Anthony Broome: U-M 61, Hawai’i 3 (U-M -52, u67)
Doug Karsch: U-M 70, Hawai’i 7 (U-M -52, o67)
Doug Skene: U-M 63, Hawai’i 7 (U-M -52, o67)
Click here for our full staff predictions article
Weather report
Weather.com projects it to be 74 degrees and cloudy at 8 p.m., with a 19-percent chance of rain and wind out of the south at 5 MPH. It’s expected to cool down to 68 degrees by midnight.
For tailgating purposes, it’s projected to be 82 degrees with a 15-percent chance of rain at 1 p.m. ET. The chance of rain will be at its highest at 5 p.m. (38 percent), and the high for the day is 83 1:30-3 p.m.).
Michigan pregame reading
• Previewing Michigan vs. Hawai’i with a Rainbow Warriors insider
• Keys to the game: Michigan vs. Hawai’i — Let J.J. McCarthy sling it
• Staff Predictions: Michigan vs. Hawai’i
• By the numbers: How lopsided will Michigan make it against Hawai’i?
• Tale of the tape: Sizing up U-M and Hawai’i
• Five impact players to watch: Michigan football vs. Hawai’i
• How his eye for talent shaped Jim Harbaugh’s 8th Michigan team
• Two things we expect to see more of from U-M football this week
• Michigan football position group to watch: Week 2
• Michigan football stock report: Who’s up, who’s down heading into Week 2
• Michigan football News and Views: Injuries, O-line play, the passing game and more
