1. Michigan at Nebraska
LINE Michigan -3.5
ATS PICK Michigan
In the first of ten meetings between these two powerhouse college football programs, Michigan slipped by Nebraska 31-0 back in 1905.
It won’t be as lopsided this time around, but it wouldn’t be totally stunning if it is.
It’s time that we, as a nation, accept the reality that a Jim Harbaugh-coached team might actually be okay at football.
I know, I know, this right about when the piano falls on the Maize and Blue head. Nebraska is playing well, the Wolverines played with fire a wee bit against Rutgers a few weeks ago, and …
It’s okay. We’ll get through this together.
Give the Huskers some credit here. This might be in the No. 1 spot on the list, but that’s only because the 3.5 line seems way too low if Michigan really does win this. Scott Frost’s team fought back from the loss to Illinois to get to 3-3 with a real shot at going bowling if it can pull off a win this week.
However, the three wins game against Buffalo, Fordham, and a miserable Northwestern squad. To be fair, the loss at Michigan State was a fight until the end, and the team battled well in a 23-16 loss to Oklahoma.
But that’s sort of the point. The program under Frost is great at losing close games that are there for the taking.
Nebraska played its three easy games at home and won. It played its three hardest games on the road and lost. This is at home, and that, along with the 56-7 win over the Wildcats, and with Michigan being steadily unloved by the investment public this year – 4-1 against the spread – are all part of this just being 3.5.
That, and it’s Michigan. The base refuses to accept winning for an answer.
Rutgers is the only team to come within double-digits of the Wolverines, and it lost by seven.
The defense has yet to allow more than 17 points, and the only reason Wisconsin got to 17 last week was thanks to a meaningless second half score.
If you like Michigan to win, you’d like to get this at 3, but the 3.5 is just fine. You’ll have to sweat until the fourth, but it’s time to starting assuming that this team is just that strong.
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