Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Michigan Wolverines will take it to the road in Big Ten conference play with a stop to the Indiana Hoosiers in a college football game on Saturday afternoon.
They kick off this game from Indiana at 3:30PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on ESPNU Television.
The betting odds came out in this game with the road team Michigan Wolverines favored by 15 points with an over under lined at 66.
The early money from the college football betting public has come on the side of the home underdog as the Michigan Wolverines have dropped to a 10 point favorite. The total saw movement downward to 65 ½ points.
Money line gamblers betting on the side of the favored Michigan Wolverines will lay -400 odds with the Indiana Hoosiers bringing back +300 odds to pull out the upset win without taking the points.
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It their Big Ten conference match up last year it was the Michigan Wolverines pulling out the 36-33 non covering point spread home victory as an 18 ½ point home favorite. The game flew way over the closing total of 53 points.
Both teams were able to move the football up and down the field but the difference in this game came with the Hoosiers converting on only 3 of 15 on third down.
Michigan enters this game with a perfect 4-0 record. The team averages 41 points and 562 offensive yards per game.
The Wolverines faced 1 stern road test this season and produced a 28-24 road victory in a week two game at Notre Dame as a 3 ½ point underdog.
The club hosted Bowling Green from the MAC conference last week and earned a 65-21 blowout win as a 25 point home favorite.
Michigan pounded the Falcons last week for 721 offensive yards and 10 of 12 conversions on third down. The club rushed for 466 yards and averaged 8.3 yards per carry on the ground.
Starting quarterback Denard Robinson completed 4 of 4 passes for 60 yards. He rushed it 5 times for 129 yards with two touchdowns. He tweaked his ankle and left last weeks game but will give it a go this week at Indiana.
Freshman back Vincent Smith had 12 carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Wide out Roy Roundtree had a solid game last week with 9 catches for 118 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball the team allows 23 points and 400 yards per game. Last week they held Bowling Green to 283 yards and 6 of 14 on third down. The Falcons could not run a lick on the Wolverines defense with just 32 yards on 27 carries.
Indiana enters this big test on Saturday with a 3-0 record. The club averages 41 points and 417 offensive yards a game.
The Hoosiers have not been tested whatsoever in 2010 with three games against extremely weak teams.
They are coming off the 35-20 home victory last week against Akron as a 23 point betting favorite.
The team produced 426 yards last week and 6 of 11 on third down. They had trouble running against the MAC conference club with only a 2.9 yards per carry average on 29 carries.
Quarterback Ben Chappell hit on 23 of 33 passes for 343 yards with 4 touchdowns and no picks.
On the ground it was running back Darius Willis rushing for 87 yards on 19 carries.
Senior wide out Terrance Turner led the team with 6 catches for 121 yards and a touchdown.
The Hoosiers in 2010 allow their opponents 19 points and 338 yards per game. Last week the Zips to 335 yards and 5 of 11 on third down. Indiana will need to shore up their run defense as they allowed the MAC school 160 yards rushing on 30 carries for a 5 yards per carry average.
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