Oct 31, 6:19 PM EDTstats the morning after a game; scores and grades the same night

Michigan

5–3 FBS · Big Ten · this season
Rating
+6.7
Rank
38
Résumé
64
Projected wins
6.6▼ 0.3 vs preseason
CFP odds
<1%

Schedule

our line · the market · graded at the early week line
DateOpponentOur lineOursMarketResultPerf.Our call
Sat, Sep 59/5Western MichiganWMUMICH −21.9MICH −27.5W 13–1271WMU · W
Sat, Sep 129/12OklahomaOUMICH +2.2MICH +6.5W 17–1061MICH · W
Sat, Sep 199/19UTEPUTEPMICH −37.1MICH −36.5W 52–1788UTEP · W
Sat, Sep 269/26IowaIOWAMICH −6.6MICH −4.5L 19–2058MICH · L
Sat, Oct 310/3at MinnesotaMINNMICH −9.1MICH −5.5L 14–2049MICH · L
Sat, Oct 1710/17Penn StatePSUMICH −7.9MICH −6.0W 21–1862MICH · L
Sat, Oct 2410/24IndianaIUMICH +6.0MICH +7.0L 6–1353MICH · Push
Sat, Oct 3110/31at RutgersRUTGMICH −17.8MICH −14.0W 28–21—MICH · L
Sat, Nov 711/7Michigan StateMSUMICH −11.6MICH −14.0wk 10
Sat, Nov 1411/14at OregonOREMICH +5.5MICH +13.5wk 11
Sat, Nov 2111/21UCLAUCLAMICH +1.2—wk 12
Sat, Nov 2811/28at Ohio StateOSUMICH +21.0MICH +13.5wk 13

Model on MICH games: 3–4–1 ATS at the early week line · as the favorite 0–4 · as the dog 3–0 · home 1–2, away 2–2 · avg gap to the market +2.7 · closer than the market 2 of 8

Outlook

from 10,000 season simulations
Projected wins
6.65–3 banked, 4 to play · preseason 6.9
Bowl (6+)86%
9+ wins2%
11+ wins0%

The 4 games left add 1.6 expected wins.

Playoff picture
Reach title game<1%
Win conference0%
Make the CFP<1%
First-round bye0%
Win it all0%

Full bracket on the playoffs page.

Offense and defense

8 games · rank of 138 FBS
rank of 138
Offense
EPA per play+0.02100th
Success rate40.7%101st
Pass EPA+0.0294th
Rush EPA+0.0296th
Explosive rate10.6%114th
Quality-drive rate41.3%124th
Points per quality drive3.3121st
Defense
EPA allowed−0.173rd
Success allowed34.5%12th
Pass EPA allowed−0.217th
Rush EPA allowed−0.147th
Explosive allowed7.9%6th
Havoc rate14.7%57th

Special teams, luck and schedule

through the latest board
rank of 138
Special teams & luck
Special teams EPA / game−2.5123rd
Turnover margin−294th · exp. 0.0
Field position margin−0.5 yd82nd
Hidden points / game+1.1banked
Luck, wins+0.34.7 earned
One-score record4–3flipped 4–4
Rush rate over expected+5.2%19th
Overall
Rating, pts vs average+6.738th
Schedule played+2.644th
Schedule remaining+11.513th
Full schedule+5.532nd
Pregame expected wins4.5of 8

Ranking by week

ours vs the AP poll
151025Wk 0Wk 3Wk 6Wk 9
Ours 38th · +6.7AP NRWeek 9
Where they sit · offense vs defensepinch or ⌘/ctrl + scroll to zoom · drag to move · double-tap to reset
−0.200.00+0.20FBS averageTCUNorth CarolinaUNLVMemphisStanfordHawai'iFlorida StateNew Mexico StateEastern MichiganSacramento StateNorth Dakota StateJacksonville StateVirginiaNC StateUSCSan José StateUCFDelawareKennesaw StateBuffaloMinnesotaMissouriUtahRutgersMassachusettsWake ForestAkronGeorgia TechColoradoIllinoisUABKansasGeorgia StatePurdueFresno StateMiamiMichigan StateToledoOklahomaUTEPColorado StateWyomingTroySam HoustonTexas A&MMissouri StateSouth AlabamaGeorgia SouthernSouth FloridaFlorida InternationalRiceUtah StateMiddle TennesseeArkansas StateVanderbiltTexas TechKansas StateVirginia TechMississippi StateUL MonroeLSUClemsonOld DominionLouisiana TechSouthern MissArkansasKentuckyIowa StateAir ForceTempleGeorgiaTennesseeApp StateOregonBoise StateCincinnatiBoston CollegeNavyUTSAPenn StateMarshallTexasTexas StateDukeTulaneTulsaOklahoma StateIowaNorthern IllinoisWestern MichiganFloridaFlorida AtlanticLouisianaAuburnBaylorNorthwesternBYUMarylandArizonaSan Diego StateNew MexicoCentral MichiganArizona StateSouth CarolinaKent StateNevadaWestern KentuckyCaliforniaUCLACharlotteOhio StateBall StatePittsburghMiami (OH)NebraskaOhioWest VirginiaCoastal CarolinaSyracuseUConnBowling GreenAlabamaEast CarolinaHoustonOregon StateIndianaNorth TexasJames MadisonLibertyArmyWashingtonWashington StateNotre DameWisconsinOle MissLouisvilleSMUMICHgood offense, good defense →Offense EPA/play →better defense →
Michiganoff +0.02 100thdef −0.17 allowed · 3rd

Every FBS team, through the latest board. EPA is garbage-time filtered. Tap a logo for its numbers.

Records and stats cover FBS-vs-FBS games only — the games the model grades. Rate stats exclude garbage time (a lead of 38+ in the first half, 28+ in the third quarter, 22+ in the fourth); turnovers are counted whole. Hover a row for its definition.