W MICHIGAN vs OHIO U
When: 6:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Where: Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio

TV: 6:30 PM
LINE: -2
PREDICTION: OHIO U , W MICHIGAN

Oddsmakers currently have the OHIO U listed as -2 point favorites versus the W MICHIGAN, while the game’s total is sitting at 61.

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W MICHIGAN vs MICHIGAN
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 8, 2018
Where: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

TV: 12:00 PM
LINE:
PREDICTION: MICHIGAN , W MICHIGAN

Oddsmakers currently have the MICHIGAN listed as point favorites versus the W MICHIGAN, while the game’s total is sitting at .

No. 22 Michigan looks to bounce back from an opening week defeat when they host Western Michigan on Saturday. The Wolverines fell in an early hole and never recovered in the 24-17 road loss to eighth-ranked Notre Dame, which extended their losing streak to four games dating back to last season, and they hope to turn their fortunes around by beating the Broncos for the seventh consecutive time.

“It’s not the outcome we anticipated or wanted but we just gotta dig deep,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters. “Just need to show some good old fashioned resolve and there’s more we can do as this can be a very good football team.” Michigan has dropped six of its last 10 contests but are 9-2 in non-conference regular-season games under Harbaugh, and Michigan aims to extend its winning streak in home openers to 10 in a row. The Wolverines haven’t faced the Broncos since a 34-10 victory in 2011 and have won the last four meetings since 2001 by an average margin of 22 points. Western Michigan suffered a 55-42 setback to Syracuse in its season opener and hopes to recover in a big way by knocking off the Wolverines for the first time in program history.

TV: Noon ET, Fox Sports1. LINE: Michigan -28.5

ABOUT WESTERN MICHIGAN (0-1): Jon Wassink threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns in his first game since breaking his collarbone against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 21, 2017 while D’Wayne Eskridge was named the MAC-West Division Offensive Player of the Week after hauling in eight passes for a career-high 240 yards in the loss to Syracuse. “I have to give thanks to Jon as I couldn’t have made the plays if he didn’t put the ball where he did,” Eskridge told reporters. “It felt great to finally show off all the work we have been doing since summer camp.” Wide receiver Drake Harris, who spent four injury-plagued years at Michigan, caught one pass for 12 yards in his Western Michigan debut.

ABOUT MICHIGAN (0-1): Shea Patterson acquitted himself well in his Wolverines debut as he completed 20-of-30 passes for 227 yards in the loss to Notre Dame despite going back to the locker room for a series to get an IV. Starting safety Josh Metellus was ejected for targeting in the first quarter against the Fighting Irish, but is eligible to return from the opening snap against Western Michigan while All-American linebacker Devin Bush registered six tackles and a sack despite battling cramps for a majority of the second half. Ambry Thomas was named the Co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, which was Michigan’s first since 2015.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Wolverines are 32-1 against Mid-American Conference opponents.

2. Michigan is 17-4 at home under Harbaugh.

3. Western Michigan racked up 621 yards of offense in Week 1.

PREDICTION: Michigan 37, Western Michigan 13

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SYRACUSE vs W MICHIGAN
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, August 31, 2018
Where: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan

TV: 6:00 PM
LINE: 6
PREDICTION: W MICHIGAN , SYRACUSE

Oddsmakers currently have the W MICHIGAN listed as 6 point favorites versus the SYRACUSE, while the game’s total is sitting at 64.5.

Take Syracuse (#143)

Dino Babers has suffered through two dismal, injury riddled seasons in his first two years at the Syracuse head coach.  Here in Year 3, we can expect Babers to have the Orange primed to succeed on the road against a MAC foe in Week 1.

Babers quote speaks volumes about what he expects for the Orange this season, off back-2-back 4-8 campaigns: “This is the first time I’ve ever had a year three anywhere so this is new ground for me as well. But I think just having a better understanding of what’s going on in the conference, having a better understanding of the 107 guys in the room and knowing what they’re hot buttons are, knowing how to push them, knowing which ones to push and which ones not to push and just having a lot more comradery with the family. I think that everybody’s headed in the right direction. I think there’s more of our type of guys in the room than before and I think it’s going to pay off for us in the long run.”

Orange QB Erik Dungey has battled injuries in each of his first two years on the job, but the third year starter—now a senior —  is healthy for camp.  And with a healthy Dungey, the Broncos defense is in for a world of hurt. Western Michigan has major issues on their defensive line after losing both defensive tackles in the offseason.  Broncos head coach Tim Lester, talking about his issues on the DL heading into camp:  “We need to find players who can play. We have a bunch of guys, and they know it. They know that position is as open as open can get.”  Given the extreme Syracuse pace, a weak opposing DL is a defensive disaster waiting to happen for a team like the Broncos.

PJ Fleck is now two years removed from the Western Michigan job, and his replacement, Tim Lester, presided over a significant Broncos decline last year.  It’s hard for this bettor to expect the Broncos to be able to trade points with the Orange for 60 minutes here, making the reasonable pointspread to get involved on the Syracuse side in a game they should win by a TD or more.  Take Syracuse.

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TV: 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2. LINE: Western Michigan -9
PREDICTION: Western Michigan 38, Toledo 28

Since his arrival at Western Michigan in December 2012, coach P.J. Fleck urged everyone associated with his program to “Row the Boat” – and the philosophy has brought the No. 14 Broncos into uncharted waters.

Western Michigan hosts Toledo on Friday (5 p.m. ET, ESPNU) in what amounts to the Mid-American Conference West Division title game. The winner advances to the MAC championship Dec. 2 at Ford Field in Detroit.

The stakes are much higher for the Broncos (11-0, 7-0), though, who are also in the driver’s seat to play in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2 and reap the rewards of the $6 million payday that comes with being the highest-ranked Group of Five conference team in the country. Western Michigan is one of two undefeated teams in the nation (No. 1 Alabama) and 11-0 for the first time in school history.

But the 35-year-old Fleck continues to keep his team focused on the next task at hand, which is to defeat Toledo (9-2, 6-1).

“I had ‘Row the Boat’ a long time ago, but I never brought it out,” Fleck told Mlive.com in 2013. “It’s very simple when you break it down. There are three parts to rowing the boat. There is the oar, which is the energy behind rowing the boat. There is boat, which is the actual sacrifice, either our team or the administration or the boosters or the audience or whoever is willing to sacrifice for this program. There is also the compass. Every single person that comes in contact with our football program, fans or not, they are all going for one common goal and that is success.

“When you literally talk about rowing the boat, you’re facing the opposite direction the bow of the boat is actually going. You’re not able to see the future. We’ve set sail and we’ve set our direction from point A to point B, whether it’s right now to win a MAC Championship, or be the first person in your family to get a college education or to beat cancer.

“We’re making it global and community-based. Everyone can relate to this. The boat is set in a direction and we’re rowing. We can’t see the future but we can see our past. Our past is the program. It’s the people. That’s what we’re looking at and we’re learning as we go. We don’t know if there’s a waterfall ahead of us, rocks, smooth seas or sunsets. We have no idea. We just have to keep rowing.”

The Broncos’ magical run continued with a 38-0 victory over Buffalo on Saturday, extending a school-record 13-game winning streak that began with a 35-30 victory over Toledo to end the 2015 regular season.

Since Western Michigan’s previous game was 11 days earlier (a 37-21 victory at Kent State on Nov. 8) and with a short week further abbreviated by Thanksgiving, Fleck and his coaching staff had the luxury of using a couple days to start preparing for the Rockets.

“When you start (preparations) and are ahead of time, you only do that as a coaching staff,” Fleck told Mlive.com. “That really never gets to our players. We’ve never brought up anything about Toledo in weeks past.”

The Broncos boast the MAC’s top scoring offense (43.8 points per game) and defense (17.7) with the Rockets second in both categories at 39.2 and 22.5. The teams own the top two total offenses in the conference with Toledo also possessing the top passing offense (338.2 yards) and Western Michigan averaging a MAC-best 247.1 yards on the ground.

Western Michigan’s plus-15 turnover margin is tied for the best nationally with No. 6 Washington and Old Dominion, and it all starts with quarterback Zach Terrell. The senior completes 71.3 percent of his passes with 27 touchdowns and one interception.

Terrell passed for a career-high 445 yards and four touchdowns against Buffalo, drawing incredibly high praise from Fleck: “Zach Terrell is the finest football player and finest man I’ve ever met in my entire life.”

Broncos wide receiver Corey Davis is on the verge of becoming the career FBS receiving yards leader after recording 173 on 13 catches with two touchdowns Saturday. Davis, who already has the most receptions (310) and receiving TDs (49) in MAC history, is 19 yards shy of breaking the FBS record of 5,005 yards set by Nevada’s Trevor Insley in 1999.

Davis’s 16 touchdowns share the national lead with Louisiana Tech’s Carlos Henderson.

Western Michigan also features junior running back Jarvion Franklin, who boasts a MAC-best 1,228 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.

The Rockets, who reached nine victories for the third consecutive season with a 37-19 win over Ball State on Nov. 16, have a few weapons of their own.

Quarterback Logan Woodside leads the country with 40 touchdowns against only seven interceptions while completing 70.1 percent of his passes. His 3,653 yards rank fourth nationally.

Woodside’s targets include wide receivers Cody Thompson (20.1 yards per team-best 56 catches, 10 touchdowns) and Jon’Vea Johnson (19.8, 38, 10). Tight end Michael Roberts has a team-best 12 TDs.

Toledo is far from one-dimensional as running back Kareem Hunt’s 1,155 yards and seven scores attest.

Woodside must be on the lookout for Broncos defensive end Keion Adams (5.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries) while Terrell hopes to avoid defensive tackle Treyvon Hester (five sacks, seven hurries) and defensive end John Stepec (4.5, 13).

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