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Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Purdue

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie•11/04/23•

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Sep 23, 2023; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh leads his team off the field after a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Michigan Wolverines football and Purdue will battle Saturday night at The Big House. Here is everything you need to get ready for kickoff.

Game information: Michigan football vs. Purdue

Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 7:33 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Stream: NBC Sports / Peacock
On The Call: The announcers will be Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color) and Kathryn Tappen (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 is the 61st meeting between Michigan and Purdue. U-M leads the all-time series, 46-14, and has won nine of the past 11 games in the series. The Wolverines have won five straight against the Boilermakers, including a 43-22 victory in the 2022 Big Ten Championship game.

Michigan vs. Purdue: Depth charts, rosters and stats

DEPTH CHARTS, ROSTERS & STATS: Click to download a printer-friendly PDF!

Betting line

Michigan is a 32.5-point favorite over Purdue, with the over/under for total points set at 52.5.

U-M is 4-3-1 against the spread (ATS) this season and has covered each of the last four outings. The over has hit in those four, too, after the under hit in the previous four. Purdue is 2-6 ATS

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: U-M 45, Purdue 7 (U-M -32.5, u52.5)
John Borton: U-M 49, Purdue 6 (U-M -32.5, o52.5)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 52, Purdue 7 (U-M -32.5, o52.5)
Anthony Broome: U-M 45, Purdue 3 (U-M 32.5, u52.5)
Doug Skene: U-M 58, Purdue 0 (U-M -32.5, o52.5)

Weather report: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Weather.com projects that it will be 49 degrees and mostly cloudy at 7 p.m. ET, a half hour before kickoff, with a 5-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the northeast at 3 MPH. It will cool down to 44 degrees and the chance of precipitation will rise to 10 percent by 11 p.m.

For tailgating purposes, it will be 50 degrees and cloudy at noon. It will rise to 52 degrees by 1 p.m. and stay at that temperature until 4.

Pregame reading

• Previewing Michigan vs. Purdue with a Boilermakers insider
• Keys to the game: Michigan football vs. Purdue 
• Michigan, media gathering evidence on private investigators and their links to OSU – more on Jim Harbaugh extension
• Tale of the tape: Sizing up Michigan football vs. Purdue
• Three things we think: ‘Suspend Jim Harbaugh’ … for what?

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