Gameday central: No. 12 Michigan football vs. Minnesota
No. 12 Michigan Wolverines football will host Minnesota Saturday in Ann Arbor. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.
Game information: Michigan football vs. Minnesota
Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 12:05 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Stream: Fox Sports App
On The Call: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Jenny Taft (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 106th meeting between the schools. Michigan holds a 77-25-3 advantage in the series and has won 26 of the last 28 games. This will be the 99th battle for the “Little Brown Jug,” which Michigan retained last year with a 52-10 victory in Minneapolis. Michigan’s 77 wins over Minnesota are the most the Wolverines have over any other program.
Michigan vs. Minnesota: Depth charts, rosters and stats
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Betting line
Michigan is a 10.5-point favorite over Minnesota, with the over/under for total points set at 34.5.
Michigan is 1-3 against the spread (ATS) this season, covering last week as a four-point underdog to USC. The over is 2-2 in U-M games.
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Minnesota, meanwhile, is 2-1-1 ATS this season. The under has hit in two of four games, while the over hit in one and there was a push in the other. The Golden Gophers lost, 31-14, to Iowa last weekend after being 2.5-point underdogs.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: U-M 23, Minnesota 13 (Minnesota +10.5, o34.5)
John Borton: U-M 31, Minnesota 13 (U-M -10.5, o34.5)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 20, Minnesota 7 (U-M -10.5, u34.5)
Anthony Broome: U-M 26, Minnesota 10 (U-M -10.5, o34.5)
Doug Skene: U-M 27, Minnesota 10 (U-M -10.5, o34.5)
Click here for our full staff predictions article.
Weather report: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Weather.com projects that at kickoff it will be 67 degrees and rainy (73-percent chance of precipitation), with winds out of the northeast at 10 MPH.
The chance of rain will gradually diminish throughout the afternoon, down to 50 percent at 3 p.m. and 40 percent at 4 p.m.
For tailgating purposes, it will be 64 degrees with a 33-percent chance of rain at 8 a.m. ET.
