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Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Fresno State

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie•08/31/24•

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Michigan Wolverines football will kick off the 2024 season at The Big House with a Saturday night matchup against Fresno State. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.

Game information: Michigan football vs. Fresno State

Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 7:34 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Stream: Peacock / Watch college football games live on Fubo — try for free
On The Call: 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 will be the first meeting between Michigan and Fresno State. The Wolverines most recently faced a Mountain West Conference team last season, a 35-7 win over UNLV in Week 2. Michigan holds a 13-1 all-time record against the Mountain West.

Michigan vs. Fresno State: Depth charts, rosters and stats

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

Michigan is a 21-point favorite, with the over/under for total points set at 45.5.

Michigan is 5-1 against the spread in its last six games. The Wolverines have the nation’s longest active win streak with 15 consecutive victories. The total has gone over in four of Michigan’s last five home games.

Fresno State is 2-7 against the spread in its last nine outings, but the Bulldogs have won 18 of their last 22 overall contests. Fresno State is 1-4 in its last five road games. The total has gone over in eight of the Bulldogs’ last 11 away tilts.

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: U-M 27, Fresno State 10 (Fresno State +21, u45.5)
John Borton: U-M 31, Fresno State 6 (U-M -21, u45.5)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 30, Fresno State 10 (Fresno State +21, u45.5)
Anthony Broome: U-M 31, Fresno State 13 (Fresno State +21, u45.5)
Doug Skene: U-M 27, Fresno State 6 (u45.5)

Weather report: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Weather.com projects that it will be 77 degrees and sunny at kickoff, with a 0-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the north west at 5 MPH.

For tailgating purposes, it will be 76 degrees and mostly cloudy at noon. The high is set for 81 degrees (4-5 p.m. ET).

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