Northwestern-Michigan Preview

The Northwestern Wildcats and the Michigan Wolverines will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Michigan Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Wolverines listed as 4-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total is sitting at 46. Mike Kafka threw for 175 yards and one interception for Northwestern as they lost 45-10 to Ohio State in Week 11. The Wildcats did not cover the 12.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 39.5. K.C. Lopata was a perfect five-for-five in field goal attempts as Michigan upset Minnesota 29-6 in Week 11. The Wolverines covered the 7.5-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the day's posted total of 49.5. Team records: Northwestern: 7-3 SU, 4-5 ATS Michigan: 3-7 SU, 2-8 ATS Northwestern most recently: When playing in November are 5-5 When playing on turf are 3-7 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 4-6 Michigan most recently: When playing in November are 5-5 When playing on turf are 4-6 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northwestern's last 7 games on the road Northwestern is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Michigan Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern Michigan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northwestern The total has gone OVER in 6 of Michigan's last 8 games Michigan is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games at home Next up: Northwestern home to Illinois, Saturday, November 22 Michigan at Ohio State, Saturday, November 22