Michigan vs Northwestern (at Wrigley) prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 266-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 17-3 vs Northwestern (as the 21st time I will be seeing Northwestern, they will move into a tie with Ohio State and Minnesota as the teams I have seen the 3rd most, and tie OSU as M’s second most commonly seen opponent)
M is 44-25 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 17-4 in the central time zone
M is 31-6-1 vs all schools from Illinois
M is 1-0 in MLB baseball stadiums (Wrigley Field will be the 32nd venue in which I have seen M play)
M is 21-2 against teams they scored 50 or more points against in their previous meeting
M is 18-6 in the 8th attended game of the season
M is 125-27-1 in noon or 12:30 (eastern) kicks
M is 165-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 7-1 when ranked 18th
M is 196-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 101-26 vs. schools with mascots deemed LIGHTER than a Wolverine
M is 39-5 vs teams with cat-based mascots (I am counting Cincinnati since they are the bearCATS)
M is 0-2 on November 15
M is 282-30-1 on natural turf
M is 48-17 in traveling trophy* games (bowl or championship trophies are not included here)

It’s easy when you look at the data

M 21
Northwestern 10

  

*Cal defeated Louisville last weekend and now hold the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy 

Michigan - Purdue 2025

Michigan 34

Purdue 15

Michigan - Purdue prediction based on historical data 2025

Michigan is 265-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 12-3 vs Purdue (Purdue is 4-12 in all games I have attended)
M is 221-46-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 43-7 vs all schools from Indiana
M is 23-10 in the 7th attended game of the season
M is 29-7 in night games
M is 164-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 3-1 when ranked 21st
M is 195-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 164-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed HEAVIER than a Wolverine
M is 4-1 on November 1
M is 1-0 vs teams coached by Barry Odom, 4-1 vs all coaches named Barry
M is 15-4 when their QB is making is 7th start
M is 183-41 on artificial turf

It’s easy when you look at the data 

M 35
Purdue 10

Follow up from last week, the attendance at Spartan Stadium was 75,085, this ranks 15^th out of the 16 games I have attended there, only the 2023 Michigan game had lower attendance.

October Trophy Update

For those of you keeping score at home, Louisville is the current holder of the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

 The Cardinals travel to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech this Saturday.

Having wrested the Trophy from Miami (FL) two weeks ago, Louisville kept the trophy last weekend, defeating Boston College in what my have been the worst combined Trophy game record match-up on record.

• With their win, Louisville is now 2-3 all-time in Trophy games
•  BC fell to 0-8-1
• Virginia Tech has not been particularly successful in their Trophy efforts either, currently 3-17

 

Michigan - Michigan State 2025

Michigan 33

Michigan State 18

M vs MSU prediction based on Historical data (2025)

Michigan is 264-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 21-11 vs Michigan State (MSU is 12-21 in all games I have attended)
M is 8-6 at Spartan Stadium (MSU is 7-8 in all games I have attended at Spartan Stadium)
M is 35-11 vs all schools from Michigan
M is 28-9-1 in the 6th attended game of the season
M is 28-7 in night games
M is 163-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 4-0 when ranked 25th
M is 194-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 163-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed HEAVIER than a Wolverine
M is 221-51-1 when playing in a stadium named for one of the teams
M is 2-2 on October 25 (0-2 vs MSU)
M is 255-66-1 on Saturday
M is 43-22 when facing a team in consecutive seasons
M is 27-12 when facing a team for the 3rd consecutive season
M is 5-0 vs teams coached by John L or Jonathan Smith
M is 20-2 in games following consecutive games against teams with coaches whose last names begin with the same letter

It’s easy when you look at the data

M 34
MSU 17

Michigan - Washington 2025

Michigan 31

Washington 21