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Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Michigan State

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie•10/26/24•

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Michigan Wolverines football fans crowd huddle
(Photo by Per Kjeldsen / TheWolverine.com)

Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Michigan State Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.

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Game information: Michigan vs. Michigan State

Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 7:40 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: Fox Sports App / Fubo
On The Call: Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst) and Brooklyn Fletcher
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: Michigan leads the all-time series, 73-38-5, and has won 28 of the last 45 games … The Wolverines have won the last two meetings by a combined score of 78-7, highlighted by a 49-0 triumph in East Lansing last season … This is the 72nd meeting for the Paul Bunyan Trophy — U-M has a 40-29-2 advantage when the prize is on the line.

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

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Betting line

Michigan is a 4-point favorite over MSU, with the over/under for total points set at 39.

U-M is 1-6 against the spread (ATS) this season. The over has hit in four of seven contests.

MSU is 4-3 ATS on the year. The under has hit in five of seven tilts and eight of the program’s last 10 games.

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: MSU 24, U-M 17 (MSU +4, o39)
John Borton: MSU 23, U-M 17 (MSU +4, o39)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 17, MSU 14 (MSU +4, u39)
Anthony Broome: MSU 24, U-M 23 (MSU +4, o39)
Doug Skene: MSU 24, U-M 16 (MSU +4, o39)
Click here for our full staff predictions article.

Weather report: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Weather.com projects that it will be 47 degrees and clear at kickoff, with 0-percent chance of precipitation and 4 MPH winds out of the northwest. It’ll cool off to 35 degrees by 11 p.m.

For tailgating purposes, it’ll be 46 degrees and sunny at 10 a.m., 52 at noon and the day’s high — 55 degrees — at 3 p.m. It’s projected to be sunny most of the day.

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