Oct 13, 7:43 AM EDTstats the morning after a game; scores and grades the same night

Michigan

3–2 FBS · Big Ten · this season
Rating
+7.9
Rank
34
Résumé
53
Projected wins
6.7▼ 0.2 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 13–1270WMU · W
Sat, Sep 129/12OklahomaOUMICH +2.2MICH +6.5W 17–1061MICH · W
Sat, Sep 199/19UTEPUTEPMICH −37.1MICH −36.5W 52–1786UTEP · W
Sat, Sep 269/26IowaIOWAMICH −6.6MICH −4.5L 19–2057MICH · L
Sat, Oct 310/3at MinnesotaMINNMICH −9.1MICH −5.5L 14–2049MICH · L
Sat, Oct 1710/17Penn StatePSUMICH −7.8MICH −6.5MICH −6.5Pass
Sat, Oct 2410/24IndianaIUMICH +6.4MICH +6.0wk 8
Sat, Oct 3110/31at RutgersRUTGMICH −19.9—wk 9
Sat, Nov 711/7Michigan StateMSUMICH −13.6MICH −16.5wk 10
Sat, Nov 1411/14at OregonOREMICH +6.2MICH +13.5wk 11
Sat, Nov 2111/21UCLAUCLAMICH +0.7—wk 12
Sat, Nov 2811/28at Ohio StateOSUMICH +19.8MICH +13.5wk 13

Model on MICH games: 3–2 ATS at the early week line · as the favorite 0–2 · as the dog 3–0 · home 1–1, away 2–1 · avg gap to the market +3.0 · closer than the market 2 of 5

Outlook

from 10,000 season simulations
Projected wins
6.73–2 banked, 7 to play · preseason 6.9
Bowl (6+)82%
9+ wins7%
11+ wins0%

The 7 games left add 3.7 expected wins.

Playoff picture
Reach title game<1%
Win conference<1%
Make the CFP1%
First-round bye<1%
Win it all<1%

Full bracket on the playoffs page.

Offense and defense

5 games · rank of 138 FBS
rank of 138
Offense
EPA per play+0.0876th
Success rate42.4%78th
Pass EPA+0.1358th
Rush EPA+0.0487th
Explosive rate10.8%110th
Quality-drive rate42.0%114th
Points per quality drive3.982nd
Defense
EPA allowed−0.1513th
Success allowed33.5%12th
Pass EPA allowed−0.1817th
Rush EPA allowed−0.1218th
Explosive allowed8.9%17th
Havoc rate12.1%18th

Special teams, luck and schedule

through the latest board
rank of 138
Special teams & luck
Special teams EPA / game−3.5124th
Turnover margin−179th · exp. 0.0
Field position margin−2.6 yd104th
Hidden points / game+0.7banked
Luck, wins+0.03.0 earned
One-score record2–2flipped 3–2
Rush rate over expected+4.8%26th
Overall
Rating, pts vs average+7.934th
Schedule played+0.271st
Schedule remaining+8.823rd
Full schedule+5.235th
Pregame expected wins3.7of 5

Ranking by week

ours vs the AP poll
151025Wk 0Wk 2Wk 4Wk 6
Ours 34th · +7.9AP NRWeek 6
Where they sit · offense vs defensepinch or ⌘/ctrl + scroll to zoom · drag to move · double-tap to reset
−0.200.00+0.20FBS averageStanfordHawai'iFlorida StateNew Mexico StateEastern MichiganSacramento StateNorth Dakota StateJacksonville StateVirginiaNC StateUSCSan José StateUNLVMemphisTCUNorth CarolinaUCFDelawareKennesaw StateBuffaloMinnesotaMissouriUtahRutgersMassachusettsWake ForestAkronGeorgia TechColoradoIllinoisUABFresno StatePurdueGeorgia StateOklahomaUTEPMichigan StateToledoMiamiKansasTexas A&MMissouri StateSouth AlabamaGeorgia SouthernSouth FloridaFlorida InternationalRiceUtah StateMiddle TennesseeArkansas StateVanderbiltTexas TechKansas StateVirginia TechMississippi StateUL MonroeLSUClemsonLouisiana TechWestern MichiganTroySam HoustonFloridaFlorida AtlanticColorado StateWyomingSouthern MissAir ForceTempleGeorgiaTennesseeApp StateCharlotteOregonBoise StateNavyUTSAPenn StateMarshallTexasTexas StateDukeTulaneTulsaOklahoma StateArkansasIowaNorthern IllinoisOld DominionIowa StateLouisianaBYUAuburnBaylorNorthwesternMarylandArizonaSan Diego StateNew MexicoCentral MichiganArizona StateNevadaWestern KentuckyCaliforniaUCLAKentuckyCincinnatiBoston CollegeArmySouth CarolinaKent StateOhio StateBall StateWest VirginiaCoastal CarolinaUConnBowling GreenAlabamaEast CarolinaHoustonOregon StateIndianaNorth TexasJames MadisonLibertyNebraskaOhioPittsburghMiami (OH)SyracuseWashingtonWashington StateNotre DameWisconsinOle MissLouisvilleSMUMICHgood offense, good defense →Offense EPA/play →better defense →
Michiganoff +0.08 76thdef −0.15 allowed · 13th

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.