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Michigan vs Rutgers game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5

Michigan vs Rutgers prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Saturday, November 5


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Date: Saturday, November 5
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
How To Watch: BTN
Record: Michigan (6-0), Rutgers (4-4)
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Michigan vs Rutgers Game Preview

Why Michigan Will Win

Just keep the machine going.

Michigan hasn’t been anything too spectacular, but that’s not its style. It’s going to pound away with the offensive line and the running game, it all starts to break through in the second half, and the defense holds up and takes care of the rest.

It might make life a little bit nervous for the fans, but eventually the dam breaks.

There aren’t going to be enough turnovers to give Rutgers any help – just five giveaways all year – the defense should stuff everything on third downs, and …

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Why Rutgers Will Win

Can Rutgers finally come up with one of those games when the defense rises up and rocks?

It’s going to take a ton of takeaways – and a sloppy effort from Michigan – to make this happen, and the defense has showed at times it can force enough mistakes to at least keep things close.

The defense is getting the job done. It’s only allowing 295 yards per game overall, the run D is among the best in the country, and the special teams are just strong enough to tilt the field to the other side. However …

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What’s Going To Happen

Yeah, overall the Rutgers defense is getting the job done, but it just got run over by Minnesota to 253 yards and four scores.

Yeah, the style slows the game down and keeps most games from getting too far out of hand, but the offense isn’t there to take advantage of the opportunities.

As always, Michigan won’t be able to pull away in the first half and the base will feel a tad worried, and it’ll all break through in the second half.

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Michigan vs Rutgers Prediction, Line

Michigan 38, Rutgers 10
Line: Michigan -25.5, o/u: 45.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Michigan vs Rutgers Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Michigan vs Rutgers prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25

Michigan vs Rutgers prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, September 25


Michigan vs Rutgers How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 25
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
How To Watch: ABC
Records: Michigan 3-0, Rutgers 3-0
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Why Rutgers Will Win

This team is really, really, really good when it comes to the turnover margin.

The offense isn’t anything sensational, and the O line is a problem, but the attack doesn’t make mistakes, and the D does a whole lot to give everyone a good situation.

The Scarlet Knights are third in the nation in turnover margin and No. 1 in giveaways – they haven’t turned the ball over yet. No, they haven’t played Alabama or Georgia – Temple, Syracuse, Delaware isn’t a murderers row – but they have yet to allow more than 261 yards, the pass defense isn’t getting hit deep, and they’re aggressive enough up front to bring the pressure all game long.

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Why Michigan Will Win

Michigan isn’t Temple, Syracuse, or Delaware.

There’s a false narrative out there that the Wolverines haven’t played any good defenses yet.

Washington has a fantastic defense – it’s the offense that’s the problem. Western Michigan and Northern Illinois each have wins over Power Five programs – Pitt and Georgia Tech, respectively – and neither one could do a thing to slow down the Michigan attack.

This is a power running team with the flash to rip off big yards in chunks. It’s the No. 1 rushing attack in college football with 335 yards or more in every game averaging close to eight yards per carry.

Yes, the Rutgers defense is outstanding, but the passing game doesn’t take big shots down the field and the ground attack doesn’t have enough pop to make up for it.

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What’s Going To Happen

Michigan doesn’t have an issue so far with turnovers – there haven’t been any.

Last year’s team wasn’t all that awful in turnover margin and Rutgers pushed hard in a blast of a 48-42 Michigan win. This time around, though, Jim Harbaugh’s team has a far more efficient offense and a far, far better defense.

As long as this isn’t a game full of screw-ups, and if the Wolverines can be patient enough to not force anything to lead to any mistakes, they shouldn’t’ have any real issues.

Rutgers just doesn’t have the offense to keep up.

Michigan vs Rutgers Prediction, Line

Michigan 38, Rutgers 16
Line: Michigan -20, o/u: 49.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

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