Biggest Difference from OSU against the Spread on Same Day?
We covered by 20 today (34-14), and OSU failed to cover by 18 (53-35). So, we did 38 points better ATS than they did today.
Does anyone have an easy way of looking up what the top ten largest such margins in our favor have been on a given Saturday?
Thanks in advance!
p.s. I find both results extremely encouraging. What a great day to be a Michigan Wolverine!
November 16th, 2019 at 7:16 PM ^
It's Happening!
November 17th, 2019 at 8:39 AM ^
What's happening? People posting about two different games and getting both scores wrong?
November 16th, 2019 at 7:21 PM ^
Do you know why OSU failed to cover? They spent the whole dang week preparing for the team up North...
November 16th, 2019 at 7:22 PM ^
If their prepping for us resulted in giving up 21 points to Rutger, I can't wait to see what we can do to them.
November 16th, 2019 at 7:32 PM ^
They've also got PSU next week.
November 16th, 2019 at 7:49 PM ^
Don’t let today’s score fool you. They 100% prepared for Michigan and Penn State last week. They could have marched their 2nd and 3rd string out and beat Rutgers by three scores.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
Maryland is wishing OSU prepared us the week before they went to Columbus.
November 16th, 2019 at 10:31 PM ^
I think OSU has been preparing for PSU and us since the 4th quarter of the Wisconsin game back in October. Betting they spent most of their bye and the past two weeks on anything but MD/Rutgers.
credit to Rutgers, they were still swinging late in the 4th. Maryland packed it in at half. OSU’s 2’s/3’s put up 31 on them.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
They were playing nothing but backups the whole second half, and by the 4th quarter, they were playing walk ons and guys I’ve never heard of. You guys are trending up, but I wouldn’t get too excited about anything Rutgers did today
November 17th, 2019 at 1:16 AM ^
Reasonable take-OSU was never remotely in trouble. I don’t think you can discern anything by comparing a 36 point win to 52 point win. I think once you get over a 28 point lead, there is no way discriminate between two teams that win big versus a common opponent.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:57 PM ^
2nd & 3rd string played the 2nd half. Don't get fired up about 21 pts.
Probably not gonna get what u think we can do to them.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:57 PM ^
2nd & 3rd string played the 2nd half. Don't get fired up about 21 pts.
Probably not gonna get what u think we can do to them.
November 17th, 2019 at 8:27 AM ^
And their starters played less than 30 minutes
November 16th, 2019 at 7:36 PM ^
Relax guys...if you watched the Rutgers-OSU game you would know it was a glorified scrimmage. 42-7 when OSU took out Fields and the rest of the starters in early third quarter. Although it wasn’t OSU’s best game of the year, it would have been 70-7 if they leave the starters in. The only thing they cared about was getting through the game with no injuries.
The only breakdowns for them were a muffed punt and being goal line stopped by Rutgers!
November 16th, 2019 at 7:44 PM ^
Do I hear 78 -0?
November 16th, 2019 at 7:37 PM ^
Frankly, OSU didn't show up today. And won by 35..... Haven't been this bored watching OSU since the Florida A&M game in 2015.......
November 17th, 2019 at 2:03 AM ^
I would think watching a 31 point loss to Iowa would be pretty boring, but what do I know
November 17th, 2019 at 6:08 AM ^
Lol, well played!
November 16th, 2019 at 7:40 PM ^
How often does a team fail to cover by 18? Think about it. It can't happen very often. If I recall when the Rams lost to the Patriots in the 2002 Super Bowl, they were favored by 14 and lost by 3, so in that huge upset, the Rams failed to cover by 17.
November 16th, 2019 at 7:45 PM ^
Well, it's happened to us two or three times this year -- vs. Notre Dame, vs. Wisconsin and maybe vs. Army.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:52 PM ^
How often is a team favored by 53?
November 16th, 2019 at 10:28 PM ^
When you win by 35 but fail to cover by 18 it kind of speaks to the spread.
OSU’s 1’s play 3 full quarters and it’s probably a cover.
November 17th, 2019 at 4:49 PM ^
O$U is a paper tiger. Rutgers exposed their D. Shea will shred them. Also, we have a HUGE coaching advantage. Day has never coached a big game and Jim has coached in a Super Bowl and numerous OSU games.
November 18th, 2019 at 7:36 AM ^
Who let this kid post?
November 16th, 2019 at 7:45 PM ^
Michigan has a history of running out of gas in November the last few years. Looks like they are ascending... could be a November to remember.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:33 PM ^
Beat Indiana
November 16th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
Why does it matter? Is there a correlation between covering the spread and being a good team? Once you establish a correlation, can you establish causation? Curious.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:20 PM ^
Don't really think anyone can take too much out of the OSU-Rutgers game as it was 42-7 with still around 13 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter when they started emptying the bench. Gotta believe OSU's main goal was to get out of there without any injuries.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:56 PM ^
Absolutely right! I cringed everytime Fields stepped out of the pocket or ran the ball.
I don't believe anyone was injured. After the opening 2nd half KO drive, no regulars played the rest of the half on either side of he ball.
Rutgers needs to be banished to the American Athletic.
November 16th, 2019 at 8:55 PM ^
Awful thread. Patterson was throwing TDs late in the 4th while Fields was resting 2mins into the 2nd half. You actually think today meant something encouraging for the OSU game? If UM comes out flat against them like they did today the game will be over after 1 quarter.
November 16th, 2019 at 9:03 PM ^
The difference is Sparty still thought they were good back then. Now they know they’re trash. They realize they’re 1990s AFC in Super Bowls.
November 16th, 2019 at 9:42 PM ^
I gotta believe last week's collapse to Illinois (yes, ILLINOIS) after being up 28-3 (I believe that was the score) was the dagger in their program and was the one that sends Dumbtonio packing at the end of the season. They're just horrible - no other way to put it.
November 16th, 2019 at 9:52 PM ^
My guess is Dantonio planned to exit after the season before Illinois. But if the administration planned to get him to stay before today, they are collecting the $$$ to pay him to retire.
The Mick Douchetonio era is coming to an end.
November 17th, 2019 at 7:35 AM ^
Serious question, who are they going to get who is better? Aside from the off field issues I think he’s as good as it gets there.
November 17th, 2019 at 12:16 PM ^
I hear what you're saying but when it spins out of control like it has at MSU, changes need to be made. They're just horrible - no other way to play it. Just can't let it go any farther. Granted - I'll give Dumbtonio his due - he's done more with less but that's not the case anymore. Maybe and up and comer like Fickell ?
November 16th, 2019 at 10:25 PM ^
OSU played their 3’s for the 4th quarter. We were running the 1’s right down to the end. It looked like a scrimmage.
Their starters have played 15 possessions in the last three weeks and have an 84-7 advantage. That puts them at 12 TDs in 15 possessions and they took a knee to end the half on one of the 3.
I don’t think they care about the spread but their 2’s and 3’s playing 4 quarters of football in November is good for them. Their #2 D looks good enough to play anyone.
November 16th, 2019 at 10:36 PM ^
OSU's games against Rutgers and Maryland were just like Michigan's. Glorified scrimmages. Nothing to be read about either team against competition that bad.
The real games begin now.....
November 16th, 2019 at 10:47 PM ^
Good points and your post is exactly why looking at the final score doesn't always tell the whole story. I thought I read somewhere that this is their 10th straight win this year all by at least 24 points which I believe is some kind of all time record. That sure allows a lot of valuable November playing time for the 2nd and 3rd stringers.
November 17th, 2019 at 12:44 AM ^
A much more relevant numerical comparison is this:
We managed all of 83 yds rushing against MSU for 2.3 yds/carry.
OSU rushed for 323 for 6.6 per carry against the Spartans.
November 17th, 2019 at 6:38 AM ^
So then we’re the better team I guess? We’ve improved but OSU is still on a different level. I just hope we give them a game in two weeks and don’t get destroyed and embarrassed.
November 17th, 2019 at 7:34 AM ^
They'll be favored but it won't be a route this year. Look for a nail biter in the Big House. Unfortunately, I think they blast PSU and clinch a berth in the B!G championship game this coming Saturday. I sure wish we could redo that 1st half against PSU. We did expose PSU for the fraud they are and have no doubt who would win if we played them again today.
November 17th, 2019 at 12:11 PM ^
November 17th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
Last year was just a MIRAGE !! Different story this year.
November 17th, 2019 at 9:28 AM ^
Was actually genuinely interested in the data. Should have left the P.S. out. It was something of a WD bat signal...
November 17th, 2019 at 9:47 AM ^
They have been Playing there second and third team by half time...
November 17th, 2019 at 4:39 PM ^
O$U gave up 21 points to Rutgers. Michigan will score 50 on them easy.
November 18th, 2019 at 7:38 AM ^
This troll did it again