Friday, September 20, 2024

Michigan - USC 2024

Michigan 17
USC 28




Friday, September 13, 2024

M vs Arkansas St based on historical data

Michigan is 255-68-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 1-0 vs all schools from Arkansas
M is 36-2 in the third attended game of the season
M is 98-24 vs non-conference opponents
M is 2-0 vs. schools from the Sun Belt Conference
M is 42-7 on homecoming, (40-7 on Michigan’s homecoming)
M is 167-48-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 31-6 vs schools with colors in (or often included) in the nicknames
M is 187-64-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 10-1 when ranked #17
M is 3-0 on September 14
M is 246-63-1 on Saturday
M is 211-48-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 120-27-1 in noon or 12:30 games

It's easy when you look at the data 

M 42

ASU 11

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Michigan - Arkansas State 2024

Michigan 34
Arkansas State 15



Friday, September 6, 2024

M vs Texas prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 255-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 0-1 vs Texas
M is vs 7-2 all schools from Texas
M is 31-6 in the second attended game of the season
M is 98-23 vs non-conference opponents
M is 8-4 vs. schools from the SEC
M is 5-2 when playing for College Football's Greatest Trophy
M is 15-7 when ESPN Gameday is on site
M is 167-47-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine
M is 10-3 vs schools with hoofed mascots
M is 68-42 vs ranked opponents
M is 0-3 vs teams ranked #3
M is 5-3 when ranked #10
M is 1-0 when playing a team they previously faced at a neutral site but are now playing on campus (this should happen at least 3 more times this season)
M is 3-0 on September 7
M is 246-62-1 on Saturday
M is 211-47-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 25-7-1 vs schools with orange as one of their colors
M is 120-26-1 in noon or 12:30 games
M is 6-0 when their head coach is in his second (full head coaching) game
M is 13-4 facing head coaches whose first and last name start with the same letter
M is 0-1 when trying for the 14th straight win in attended games

It's easy when you look at the data 

M 17

Texas 21

I wanted to look to see the last time I picked against Michigan, but work is too busy this week...

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Michigan - Texas 2024

Michigan 19
Texas 26


Friday, August 30, 2024

2024 Week 1 trophy update

The defending National Champion Michigan Wolverines are also the holders of College Football's Greatest Trophy. Michigan faces Fresno State Saturday night in defense of the Trophy.

  • Michigan took ownership of the Trophy from Washington in the Championship game in Houston
  • This is M's 9th time as trophy holder
  • This will be their first Trophy defense since the 2003 season ended with a Rose Bowl loss to USC
  • Since that loss, M has lost 3 times to arch rival Ohio State with a chance to take the Trophy (2006, 2018 and 2019)
  • M is 26-27-1 in Trophy games  
  • A win Saturday night would break a 3-way tie for 15th and move M ahead of Baylor and UCLA 
  • Next up would be Auburn with 31 wins (34-18-2)
  • Their 27 losses in Trophy games is 4th highest all-time, behind Penn (59-39-5), Wesleyan (0-30) and Harvard (88-28-5)
  • Fresno State is 1-2 all time in Trophy games
  • Their lone victory came over the San Diego Marines in September of 1932
  • The lost the following game to West Coast Army and did not play for the Trophy again until falling to USC in November of 2005 in a shootout 50-42

Michigan - Fresno State 2024

Michigan 36

Fresno State 12