Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Rutgers
Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Rutgers Saturday night in Piscataway. Here is everything you need to get ready for kickoff.
Game information: Michigan football vs. Rutgers
Venue: SHI Stadium (Piscataway, Nj.)
Kickoff: 7:40 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: BTN.com or the Fox Sports app
On The Call: Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color) and Rick Pizzo (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 ninth meeting between Michigan and Rutgers, two of college football’s oldest programs. Michigan leads the all-time series 7-1 with victories in the last seven games. Rutgers won the inaugural meeting at home in 2014 by a 26-24 score. U-M won last season’s game 20-13 at Michigan Stadium.
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Betting line
Michigan is a 26-point favorite over Rutgers, with the over/under set at 45 points.
Michigan is 4-4 against the spread so far this season, while Rutgers is 4-3-1. The total has gone over in five of Rutgers’ eight games this year, and the total has gone under in six of the Wolverines’ contests, with just one over and one push.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: U-M 37, Rutgers 6
John Borton: U-M 41, Rutgers 9
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 45, Rutgers 0
Anthony Broome: U-M 49, Rutgers 6
Doug Skene: U-M 42, Rutgers 13
Click here to read our full staff predictions article.
Weather report: Piscataway forecast
Weather.com projects it to be 70 degrees at kickoff with a 7-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the south at 7 MPH. It’s expected to cool off to 64 degrees by 11 p.m. ET.
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