Michigan Wolverines football will open its season against in-state MAC opponent Western Michigan Saturday afternoon at The Big House. U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh is 4-2 in season openers while coaching the Maize and Blue, and he's 13-4 in openers as a head coach at both the college and professional levels.

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

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Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

On The Call: Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (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 Broncos meet for the eighth time … U-M is 7-0 in the series, with each contest coming inside The Big House … U-M is 115-23-3 in season openers and 33-1 all time against schools from the MAC.

Spread: According to VegasInsider.com, Michigan is a 16.5-point home favorite, after opening as a 17.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: The total points over/under is set at 66.5.

According to Weather.com, the temperature at kickoff will be 73 degrees and will get up to 77 degrees by 4 p.m. ET. The chance of precipitation is projected to be zero percent, and the winds are expected to be blowing from the south at up to nine miles per hour.

Chris Balas: Michigan 34, WMU 17

Clayton Sayfie: Michigan 40, WMU 17

Doug Skene: Michigan 24, WMU 20

Doug Karsch: Michigan 38, WMU 24

Click here for our full staff predictions and breakdowns.

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