Michigan -11.5

Submitted by FauxMo on
Michigan opens as 11.5 point favorites. That seems really low!
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Ronnie Kaye

September 27th, 2015 at 7:37 PM ^

I ask this every time someone refers to a road night game as particularly daunting: Is there data that suggests winning on the road is substantially harder at night than in the day? I have looked and never found anything. People just always assume it is and state that matter of factly.

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ChiCityWolverine

September 27th, 2015 at 7:22 PM ^

Well we're 2-8 in our last 10 road games, and it's been since 2012 since we beat a team on the road by more than one score. It's incredibly dangerous to elevate expectations too much after just one excellent performance. Being a great football team is about consistent performance, and Michigan (in particular Rudock and the offense) has not proven capable quite yet. That being said, I do like our chances to reverse this trend and run all over the Terps, but by a scoreline more like 27-13 than the 48-3 romp it seems some might be expecting. 

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goblue16

September 27th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^

It's because it's a road night game. Michigan's played in these before and if bet Utah is a much tougher environment to play in. I think we start slow but pull away as the game goes on

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M-Dog

September 28th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^

We are also not 100% sure how Rudock is going to play at night, on the road, when it may rain.  We don't totally know for sure if we'll get Utah Rudock or BYU Rudock.

A noon game at home versus a night game on the road in the rain is a different animal, especially for a QB that spooks easily.

-11.5 is not a little spread.

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Squader

September 27th, 2015 at 7:26 PM ^

Five from DC area in my group heading to our first game in years. Hate the expansion but I'm guessing you're correct - a lot of pent up demand to see M football out here on the east coast. Add in Harbaugh and Maryland's performance so far and there should be a lot of maize and blue in that stadium Saturday night.

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BeatOSU52

September 27th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^

I get what you're saying . Basically, I think what you're trying to say is if you like Maryland in this game in general , wait until the end of the week to bet because the
Line will probably move higher . Likewise , if you like Michigan , bet them now before the line shifts higher

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