Gameday Central: Michigan Wolverines Football vs. Northwestern

No. 6-ranked Michigan Wolverines football will take on Nebraska Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor.

Here is everything you need to get ready for the game.

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Kickoff: 12:05 p.m. ET

TV: FOX

On The Call: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

Radio: Michigan/IMG Radio Network (950 AM in the Detroit area) with Dan Dierdorf, Jim Brandstatter and sideline reporter Doug Karsch, a regular contributor to TheWolverine.com.

Series Facts: The Wolverines and Wildcats meet for the 76th time in history, with U-M holding a 58-15-2 advantage … Michigan has won 33 of the last 37 showdowns between the programs, and boasts a 35-6-2 record in the series in Ann Arbor … However, this will be the first time the programs square off for the George Jewett Trophy, the first rivalry game trophy in FBS history named for an African-American player … Jewett was the first African-American player at both schools and in the Big Ten.

Spread: Michigan is a 23.5-point home favorite over Northwestern, after opening as a 19-point favorite

Over/Under: The over/under line for total points has been set at 51

Chris Balas: Michigan 34, Northwestern 10 (Michigan -23.5, under 51)

John Borton: Michigan 34, Northwestern 13 (Northwestern +23.5, under 51)

Clayton Sayfie: Michigan 45, Northwestern 7 (Michigan -23.5, over 51)

Anthony Broome: Michigan 38, Northwestern 13 (Michigan -23.5)

Doug Skene: Michigan 49, Northwestern 13 (Michigan -23.5, over 51)

Doug Karsch: Michigan 31, Northwestern 10 (Northwestern +23.5, under 51)

Click here to read our full staff predictions article.

Weather.com projects it to be 49 degrees and mostly cloudy at kickoff, with winds out of the west at 8 MPH and a seven-percent chance of precipitation. It's expected to warm up to 53 degrees by 4 p.m. ET, and the chance of precipitation is supposed to reduce as the afternoon presses on.

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