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After two weeks on the road and a bye week, Michigan returns back to Ann Arbor for a home game when it faces Northwestern on Saturday.
The sixth-ranked Wolverines will try to stay unbeaten on Saturday against the 3-3 Wildcats — Michigan is 6-0 for the first time since the 2016 season.
Michigan has had its way against Northwestern in recent years, it has won the last six games and the last 11 out of 12 contests. The last time Northwestern won a game against the maize and blue was back in 2008 when it won, 21-14. Even though Michigan has dominated in the win column against Northwestern, the last four out of five games have been decided by less than a score.
Statistically, this shouldn’t be much of a contest this week — Michigan is a 23.5-point favorite on Saturday. The Wolverines are averaging 38.5 points per game while Northwestern is averaging a pedestrian 21.8 points per game, but games are played for a reason.
Here are three keys to a Michigan victory against Northwestern.
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