Gameday central: No. 18 Michigan football vs. No. 11 Southern California
No. 18 Michigan Wolverines football will host No. 11 USC Saturday in Ann Arbor. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.
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Game information: Michigan football vs. USC
Venue: Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff: 3:40 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Stream: Watch college football games live on Fubo — try for free
On The Call: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jenny Dell (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 11th meeting between Michigan and USC, and the first meeting as Big Ten opponents. Eight of the previous 10 matchups came in the Rose Bowl with the Trojans holding a 6-2 edge. Michigan won both previous regular-season games in 1957 and ’58. USC won the last meeting between the schools, 32-18, in the 2007 Rose Bowl. The 1958 game at The Big House was a 20-19 Michigan victory.
Michigan vs. USC: Depth charts, rosters and stats
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Betting line
USC is a 5.5-point favorite over Michigan, with the over/under for total points set at 44.
Michigan is 0-3 against the spread (ATS) this season. The Wolverines have already been home underdogs once — 6.5 points to Texas — and lost 31-12. The Longhorns are now ranked the No. 1 team in the America, per the Associated Press poll. The total has gone under in two of three U-M games.
USC is 2-0 ATS this season, winning 27-20 as a four-point underdog against LSU and 48-0 as a 31.5-point favorite over Utah State. The total has gone under in both Trojans games.
TheWolverine.com predictions
Chris Balas: USC 27, U-M 20 (USC -5.5, o44)
John Borton: USC 27, U-M 17 (USC -5.5)
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 20, USC 17 (USC -5.5, u44)
Anthony Broome: USC 27, U-M 23 (USC -5.5, o44)
Doug Skene: USC 35, U-M 17 (USC -5.5, o44)
Weather report: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Weather.com projects that at kickoff it will be 84 degrees and sunny with a 0-percent chance of precipitation and 7 MPH winds out of the northwest. It will cool down to 79 degrees by 7 p.m. Sunset is at 7:33 p.m.
For tailgating purposes, it will be 65 degrees and partly cloudy at 9 a.m. It will rise to 70-plus degrees in the 10 o’clock hour. Chances of precipitation are 7 percent at 9 but will lessen throughout the day.
