Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Penn State
No. 5 Michigan Wolverines football will play host to No. 10 Penn State Saturday afternoon at The Big House. Here is everything you need to get ready for kickoff.
Game time, TV channel: how to watch: Michigan football vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
Venue: Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Kickoff: 12:10 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Stream: Fox Sports or the Fox Sports app
On The Call: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Jenny Taft (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 26th meeting between Michigan and Penn State. The Wolverines hold a 15-10 advantage in the all-time series, including an 8-4 record at Michigan Stadium. Michigan has won three of the last four meetings with PSU at The Big House, the most recent being a 27-17 win during the 2020 COVID season. Last season, U-M defeated PSU 21-17 in State College, Pa.
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Betting line
Michigan is a 7-point favorite over Penn State with the over/under set at 49 points.
The Wolverines are 3-3 against the spread this season, while the Nittany Lions are 3-2. The total has gone under in five of U-M’s six contests this year (the other was a push) and the total has gone over in three of PSU’s five tilts.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: U-M 27, Penn State 18 (U-M -7, u49)
John Borton: U-M 27, Penn State 20 (push, u49)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 24, Penn State 20 (PSU +7, u49)
Anthony Broome: U-M 38, Penn State 24 (U-M -7, o49)
Doug Skene: U-M 27, Penn State 21 (PSU +7, u49)
Weather report: Ann Arbor forecast
Weather.com projects it to be 47 degrees and partly cloudy with a zero-percent chance of precipitation and 15 MPH winds out of the west at kickoff. It’s expected to warm up to 52 degrees by 4 p.m. ET.
For tailgating purposes, it’ll be 41 degrees and mostly sunny at 8 a.m.
Pregame reading
• Inside the Fort: Michigan NIL rumblings, Cade McNamara, much more
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• Tale of the tape: Sizing up Michigan football vs. Penn State
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