Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Michigan State
Michigan Wolverines football is set to host Michigan State in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. We set the stage with everything you need to know to get ready for kickoff.
Game time, TV channel: how to watch: Michigan football vs. MSU Spartans
Venue: Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Kickoff: 7:44 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Stream: ESPN.com or the ESPN app
On The Call: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color) and Molly McGrath (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 115th meeting between Michigan and MSU, and the 70th meeting for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. The Wolverines hold a 71-38-5 advantage in the all-time series and have won 26 of the last 43 games between the two schools. MSU has won the last two matchups (2020-21), and U-M won the two prior games in 2018-19. U-M is 35-21-3 against the Spartans in the Big House and 50-23-3 in all series games in Ann Arbor.
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Betting line
Michigan is a 23-point favorite over MSU with the over/under set at 55 points.
U-M is 4-3 against the spread so far this season, while MSU is 3-4. The total has gone under in five of the Wolverines’ seven games, with one push. The total has gone under in four of MSU’s seven tilts.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: U-M 38, MSU 17 (U-M -23, u55)
John Borton: U-M 38, MSU 17 (MSU +23, o/u push)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 39, MSU 13 (U-M -23, u55)
Anthony Broome: U-M 45, MSU 24 (MSU +23, o55)
Doug Skene: U-M 31, MSU 17 (MSU +23, u55)
Weather report: Ann Arbor forecast
Weather.com projects it to be 47 degrees at 8 p.m., just after kickoff, cooling down from 52 degrees at 7 p.m. There’s a 1-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the southeast at 4 MPH. It’s expected to be 41 degrees by 11 p.m.
For tailgating purposes, it’ll hit the 50-degree mark just after 11 a.m. and get as warm as 60 degrees from 3-5 p.m.
Pregame reading
• Keys to the Game: Michigan vs. Michigan State
• Previewing Michigan vs. Michigan State with a Spartans insider
• By the numbers: Seven stats that drove Michigan’s 7-0 start
• Tale of the tape: Sizing up Michigan football vs. MSU
• Five burning Michigan football questions ahead of battle for Paul Bunyan Trophy
• Five impact players to watch: Michigan football vs. MSU
