Michigan vs Indiana Prediction, Game Preview

Michigan vs Indiana game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

Michigan vs Indiana prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Saturday, October 8


Michigan vs Indiana How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 8
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Michigan (5-0), Indiana (3-2)
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Why Michigan Will Win

The Wolverines haven’t been sensational over the last two weeks, but they’ve been effective enough in wins over Maryland and Iowa.

Yeah, it would’ve been nice if they made it easier on themselves against the Terps, and it was more businesslike than anything else against the Hawkeyes,  but they’re playing well.

More than anything else for this game, they’re not making mistakes. For Indiana to have any hope of pulling this off it needs an implosion.

Michigan has only turned it over twice, penalties haven’t been any sort of a problem, and slow and steady and careful can work here, too.

Run, keep running, and get out with a win.

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Why Indiana Will Win

Indiana has to pass, keep passing, and it has to keep the pressure on the Wolverine secondary.

Taulia Tagovailoa is the only good quarterback the Michigan D faced so far, and he came up with a strong 269-yard, two-touchdown day in Maryland’s loss.

No, Iowa didn’t pose any real threat, but the passing game clicked late, and in this, Indiana’s Connor Bazelak has to be good right away. He might not be all that accurate, and he’ll give away a pick or two, but he’ll push the ball deep and has to keep on trying.

The more the O can make Michigan open it up, the better the chances. However …

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What’s Going To Happen

Again, Michigan is going to be steady and no sensational.

IU won’t be able to do anything on the ground, and Bazelak will misfire too much. He has to complete close to 65% of his passes, and he’ll be closer to 55%.

Michigan will grind with the running game, it’ll have the ball for 35 minutes, and it’ll get out with a win.

There’s nothing boring about 6-0.

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Michigan vs Indiana Prediction, Line

Michigan 41, Indiana 17
Line: Michigan -22.5, o/u: 59
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Michigan vs Indiana Must See Rating (out of 5): 3

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Michigan vs Indiana Prediction, Game Preview

Michigan vs Indiana prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Michigan vs Indiana prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 6


Michigan vs Indiana How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 6
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Michigan (7-1), Indiana (2-6)
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Why Indiana Will Win

Indiana has to keep up the offensive balance from last week.

It’s been a long and disappointing season that has fallen off a cliff with four straight losses and an 0-5 run in the Big Ten, but the Hoosiers were able to move the ball in the 38-35 loss to Maryland.

The ground game finally showed some life, freshman Donaven McCulley threw for 242 yards and two scores, and the team started to look the like everyone was hoping for two months ago.

If there was ever a time to catch Michigan on a lull, this would be it.

It’s coming off of the gut-punch of a loss to Michigan State, it has a road trip to Penn State follow, and again, it’s all about whether or not Indiana can be versatile with an offense that needs to keep up the pace with what’s coming.

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Why Michigan Will Win

Obviously it’s not as simple as Indiana just being balanced on offense or getting the running game going just because it wants to, but it really did come up with one of its sharpest and strongest offensive games of the season last week …

And lost.

Michigan’s lines should dominate this.

You don’t think this D is embarrassed by letting Kenneth Walker get into the Heisman race?

Michigan’s defense is strong at getting off the field, the offensive line isn’t allowing much of anything to happen in the backfield, and it all should work against an IU team that doesn’t generate enough pressure on defense and can’t come up with enough of a steady push on the other.

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What’s Going To Happen

Michigan is going to try to beat Michigan State on the first few drives.

Can Indiana withstand the early burst, and can it get to midway through the second quarter with a few points on the board and still in range of making this interesting?

Nah.

Michigan will get its running game groove back, the O will get up quickly, and this should be done and over by the early fourth quarter.

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Michigan vs Indiana Prediction, Lines

Michigan 38, Indiana 16
Line: Michigan -20, o/u: 50.6
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Date: Saturday, November 7
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Network: FS1

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Why Michigan Will Win

The Indiana offense still isn’t working quite like it’s supposed to.

It only gained 211 yards in the win over Penn State – most of them coming after 58 minutes of regulation – and the running game didn’t crush like it should’ve against Rutgers.

Joe Milton really is playing well for the Wolverines, throwing for 525 yards and a touchdowns and running for 111 yards and a score in the two games. The running game wasn’t great, but it wasn’t a disaster, the passing game was solid down the field, and there weren’t any turnovers against Michigan State. So what was the problem?

The team has been operating with a quicker tempo, Michigan State kept producing on its key plays, and the time of possession battle was massively skewed. Indiana might be 2-0, but it’s beyond awful on third downs – converting a Big Ten low 26%.

Michigan will have an easier time getting off the field.

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Why Indiana Will Win

Do you care about momentum?

Indiana might be a shaky 2-0, but it’s 2-0. It found a way to pull off the upset over Penn State, and got past an okay effort against Rutgers to win.

It’s owning the turnover battle, it’s converting drives into points without fail, and even thought the offense is sputtering a bit too much, it’s still dangerous.

The backfield combination of QB Michael Penix and RB Stevie Scott really is good, the defense has been good enough, and it’s getting a Michigan team that’s about to press in a pressure-filled must-win moment to turn its season around.

But …

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What’s Going To Happen

You never, ever, ever, ever, ever mess with a streak.

You think Ohio State has a hex over Michigan? That’s nothing like what Michigan has over Indiana.

The Wolverines have won 24 straight in the series and 39 of its last 40, with the only loss coming all the way back in 1987.

Michigan will convert on its third down chances, Indiana won’t, and this will look a whole lot more like the Minnesota game for Jim Harbaugh’s team than the Michigan State whiff.

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Michigan vs Indiana Prediction, Line

Michigan 37, Indiana 24
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Michigan -3, o/u: 54
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4

Must See Rating: 3.5

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