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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


Michigan vs Rutgers How To Watch

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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Date: Saturday, November 21
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ
Network: Big Ten Network

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Why Michigan Will Win

So where’s the positive in this mess?

Injuries on the lines aren’t helping, and morale appears to be at rock-bottom – at least that’s the way the team played against Wisconsin – but there are still enough good parts there to turn this around fast.

There’s a chance Wisconsin is just that good, and there’s a chance last week’s disaster was just a one-off bad day.

The passing attack put up the yards against Michigan State and Indiana, there aren’t a slew of giveaways, and when the offense is able to throw, the downfield plays are there.

There’s no Rutgers deep passing attack, there are way too many penalties, and even though the team is better, it’s still just 1-3 and it took seven takeaways against Michigan State to make that happen.

Why Rutgers Will Win

The passing game might not do anything deep, but it’s okay when there aren’t a ton of mistakes.

Noah Vedral isn’t careful enough with the ball – he threw three picks against both Indiana and Illinois – but he also is able to be just enough of a baller to put up a few yards.

He’s still the starter after an up-and-down day against Illinois, and as long as he doesn’t throw picks, the team has a shot.

The Michigan offensive line isn’t a total mess, but there’s no running game for the Scarlet Knights to worry about. The Rutgers D is the best in the Big Ten at getting into the backfield and being a bother, and it’s able to overcome a slew of problems with pressure.

What’s Going To Happen

It seems like the two storied programs that were around when college football got started should have a long history of over 100 matchups beginning around the 1800s, but this is just the seventh meeting ever.

Rutgers won the first one back in 2014, and Michigan has absolutely dominated in the last five.

This might be a down Michigan team, but over the years it has a habit of flipping a switch after rough moments. Look for the offense to get a whole lot more physical, but if the team doesn’t match the energy or Rutgers … uh oh.

Michigan will win, but it’ll be one of those games that keeps all the program’s question marks going – particularly at quarterback.

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Michigan vs Rutgers Prediction, Line

Michigan 34, Rutgers 20
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Michigan -10.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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