Gameday central: No. 14 Michigan football vs. New Mexico

Michigan Wolverines football is set to open the regular season by hosting New Mexico Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.

Game information: Michigan vs. New Mexico

Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 7:36 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Stream: Peacock
On The Call: Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) 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 New Mexico. Michigan most recently faced a Mountain West team in Week 1 last season, a 30-10 win over Fresno State. U-M is 14-1 against Mountain West programs at the time the game was played and 13-0 versus teams currently in the league.

Michigan vs. New Mexico: Depth charts, roters and stats

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BetMGM betting line

Michigan is a 34.5-point favorite, with the over/under for total points set at 49.5, according to BetMGM.

Michigan went 6-7 against the spread (ATS) last season, including covering in each of its last four games while winning outright in the final three.

New Mexico went 7-5 ATS during the 2024 regular season, before missing a bowl game.

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: U-M 37, New Mexico 3
John Borton: U-M 38, New Mexico 9
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 38, New Mexico 6
Anthony Broome: U-M 37, New Mexico 6
Doug Skene: U-M 31, New Mexico 9
Read our full staff predictions article here.

Weather in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Weather.com projects that it’ll be 69 degrees and mostly sunny at 7 p.m. ET — roughly a half hour before kickoff. There’s a zero-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the south at 3 MPH.

For tailgating purposes, it’ll be 60 degrees by 10 a.m. and rise to a high of 71 by 4 p.m.

Quote of the week

“It’s pretty easy — just seeing a different color. How I look at it is they’ve got the same colors as fucking Ohio State, so I just think of it like that, to be honest.”
— Junior safety Brandyn Hillman on how he’ll flip the switch from preseason practices to the season opener against New Mexico, specifically when it comes to laying big hits