2023 Michigan-Ohio State Prediction

Michigan 24

Ohio State 21

M vs Ohio State based on historical data

Michigan is 250-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 9-8 in the 9th attended game of the season
M is 154-44-1 vs conference opponents
M is 10-10 vs. Ohio State
M is 86-20 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 209-47-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 20-11 vs schools from Ohio
M is 31-23 vs higher ranked opponents
M is 12-4-1 when ranked #3
M is 3-2 vs teams ranked #2
M is 243-62-1 on Saturday
M is 12-7 when ESPN Gameday is on site
M is 119-26-1 in noon or 12:30 games
M is 73-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M is 2-0 with Sherrone Moore as their acting head coach
M football is 50-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar leading role with the M Basketball team  

It's easy when you look at the data

M 28

Ohio State 17

M at Maryland prediction based on Historical Data

Michigan is 249-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 21-10 in the 8th attended game of the season
M is 153-44-1 vs conference opponents
M is 6-1 vs. Maryland
M is 85-20 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 14-10 the first time I have seen them in a stadium (changing names does not make it a new stadium in this scenario)
M is 8-8 when playing their first game in a new state
M is 185-25-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 14-5 when ranked #2
M is 242-62-1 on Saturday
M is 40-20 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 118-26-1 in noon or 12:30 games
M is 72-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M is 1-0 with Sherrone Moore as their acting head coach
M football is 49-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar leading role with the M Basketball team  

It's easy when you look at the data

M 34

Maryland 14

2023 Michigan-Maryland Prediction

Michigan 34

Maryland 15

M vs Penn State prediction based on channeling anger

Michigan has themselves first to blame for the advanced scouting-gate. Penn State’s only culpability is -I assume - being one of the schools pushing for punishment. 

M 28

PSU 11

2023 M-Penn State Prediction

Michigan 25

Penn State 24

Trophy update moving into week 11

 The Washington Huskies continue their reign as holders of the jiMpossible-sarcasMike trophy

UW beat USC in a high scoring match-up 52-42. Washington hosts Utah this week in another tough game.

• Washington is now 40-23 in Trophy games
• USC falls to 89-18-8
• Utah goes into Saturday with a 2-2 record in Trophy games
• They defeated Colorado State in October of 1994 in their first ever chance for the Trophy. The Utes won again the next week over UTEP, before falling to New Mexico in early November
• Their only other chance was a 1996 loss to Trophy-holder and arch-rival BYU
• After Utah the Huskies travel to Oregon State  and then close the regular season in hopefully not the final Apple Cup with Wazoo.
• If they continue to hold the trophy they end up in a likely rematch with Oregon for the conference championship with the winner likely playoff bound
  
• Utah travels to Arizona and hosts Colorado to close out the conference schedule. Even with a winning all 3 games they would likely need help to make the conference championship game.

It would seem the quickest path to bringing the Trophy to the Big Ten is for Washington to win out and either face and lose to a current conference team in the playoffs or win the championship and join the conference as Trophy-Holder next season. 

Michigan travels to Washington on October 5, 2024

2023 M-Purdue Prediction

Michigan 44

Purdue 8

M vs Purdue prediction based on histotical data

Michigan is 248-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 21-10 in the 7th attended game of the season
M is 153-44-1 vs conference opponents
M is 11-3 vs. Purdue - the Boilermakers are 4-11 in all games I have attended
M is 163-47-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 104-33-1 vs. schools with human based nicknames
M is 184-25-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 13-5 when ranked #2
M is 3-1 on November 4
M is 241-62-1 on Saturday
M is 208-47-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 22-6 in night games
M is 71-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M is 8-0 when facing the 7th different head coach for the opponent
M football is 48-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar leading role with the M Basketball team  

It's easy when you look at the data

M 45

Purdue 7