Gameday Central: Michigan Wolverines Football vs. Washington

Fresh off a 47-14 win over Western Michigan to open the season, Michigan Wolverines football is set to host the Washington Huskies, who lost 13-7 to Montana last week, Saturday night at The Big House.

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

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Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

On The Call: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline)

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

Series Facts: The Wolverines and Huskies meet for the 13th time and the fifth at The Big House, where U-M holds a 3-1 record … Michigan leads the overall series, 7-5 … The two programs have met in the Rose Bowl four times, where each squad has won twice … The schools were supposed to play at Washington last year, but the game was rescheduled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spread: Michigan is a 6.5-point home favorite over Washington, according to VegasInsider, after opening as a one-point favorite.

Over/Under: The over/under for total points is set at 48.5.

Weather.com projects it to be sunny and 77 degrees at kickoff, with a one-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the southwest at 11 miles per hour. It is expected to cool down to 71 degrees by midnight.

Chris Balas: Michigan 24, Washington 20

John Borton: Michigan 27, Washington 17

Clayton Sayfie: Michigan 28, Washington 20

Doug Skene: Washington 27, Michigan 24

Doug Karsch: Michigan 24, Washington 20

Click here for our full staff predictions and breakdowns.

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