Michigan - New Mexico 2025

 Michigan 36

New Mexico 11

Season Prediction 2025

 9-3

M vs New Mexico prediction based on historical data

 

Michigan is 260-70-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
 

This will be my 50th season attending Michigan football games!

M is 59-15 when facing a team for the first time
M is 43-6 in the first attended game of the season
M is 28-3 with a starting QB in his first start
M is 99-24 vs non-conference opponents
M is 10-0 when ranked 14th
M is 10-1 vs. teams in the Mountain West
M is 12-3 vs teams whose head coach has a 3-letter last name
M is 29-5 the first time facing a team from a particular state
M is 99-24 vs non-conference opponents
M is 171-4-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 216-49 in Michigan Stadium
M is 2-1 on August 30
M is 251-65-1 on Saturday
M is 10-3 vs schools with canine based nicknames
 

It’s easy when you look at the data 

M 48

New Mexico 6
 

A very late "too early prediction" for 2025

vs New Mexico W
@ Oklahoma L
vs Central Michigan W
@ Nebraska W
vs Wisconsin W
@ USC W
vs Washington W
@ Michigan State W
vs Purdue W
@ Northwestern W
@ Maryland W
vs Ohio State L 

Michigan, 10-2, 8-1, does not make the conference championship game, but makes the playoff as the 8th seed.

M hosts the #9 seeded LSU Tigers W

Then faces #1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl L 

M vs Alabama prediction

I don't think Michigan can repeat the OSU performance without Graham and Grant.

M 13
Alabama 31

Michigan - Alabama 2024 (ReliaQuest Bowl)

Michigan 13

Alabama 33

Game Above Sports bowl is set

Pittsburgh and Toledo will meet in Detroit.

The Panthers and Rockets have met 3 times before, Pitt winning at home in 2002 and 2006 and Toledo winning while hosting the Panthers in 2003.

This will be the 10th Bowl game played at Ford Field. The first nine were the Quick Lane Bowl. This is the first with GameAbove Sports as the game sponsor. 

2014 - Rutgers 40 - UNC 21
2015 Minnesota 21 - CMU 14 (Blog given Media Credentials)
2016 Boston College 36 - Maryland 30
2017 Duke 36 - Northern Illinois 14
2018 Minnesota 34 - Georgia Tech 10
2019 Pittsburgh 34 -EMU 30
2020 - canceled
2021 WMU 52 -Nevada 24
2022 New Mexico St 24 - Bowling Green 19
2023 Minnesota 30 - Bowling Green 24