M vs. ECU prediction based on historical data

 

Michigan is 242-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

ECU will be the 72nd school I have seen M play and the 76th team I have seen play overall – M is 56-15 when facing a team for the first time
M is 18-2 when facing the second consecutive team they had not faced before
M is 38-6 in the first attended game of the season
M is 92-23 vs non-conference opponents
M is 4-0 vs the American Athletic conference
M is 2-1 vs schools from North Carolina
M is 22-10 vs schools from states of the confederacy
M is 35-5 vs “directional” schools
M is 158-47-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 99-33-1 vs. schools with Human based nicknames
M is 178-25-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 7-5 when ranked #2
M is 3-0 on September 2
M is 235-62-1 on Saturday
M is 203-47-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 6-0 after consecutive (attended) games away from Michigan Stadium
M is 115-26-1 in noon or 12:30 starts
M is 65-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M football is 42-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar leading role with the M Basketball team
M is 5-0 against teams with head coaches whose names include commonly recognized geographic areas
M is 5-1 when their (acting) head coach is in his first game

It's easy when you look at the data

M 45

ECU 3