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Gameday central: No. 18 Michigan football vs. Maryland

clayton-sayfieby: Clayton Sayfie17 hours agoCSayf23
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Michigan Wolverines football before its game at USC. (Photo courtesy Michigan football / X)

No. 18 Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Maryland Saturday in College Park. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff.

Game information: Michigan vs. Maryland

Venue: SECU Stadium (51,802)
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: Fox Sports app
On The Call: Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (color) and Brooklyn Fletcher (sideline)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors to TheWolverine.comClick here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: Michigan has an 11-1 series lead and has won eight of nine games played as Big Ten opponents. The Wolverines won the last meeting, 31-24, during the 2023 championship season. That game marked U-M’s 1,000th program victory of all time.

Michigan vs. Maryland depth charts, rosters and stats

DEPETH CHARTS, ROSTERS & STATS: Click to download a printer-friendly PDF!

BetMGM betting line

Michigan is a 14-point favorite over Maryland, with the over/under for total points set at 46.5, according to BetMGM.

Michigan is 3-7 against the spread (ATS) this season, covering only against CMU (-28), Nebraska (-1) and Washington (-4). The over/under is 5-5 in U-M games. Maryland, meanwhile, is 5-5 ATS this season but has failed to cover in each of its last three outings — losses to Indiana (+21.5), Rutgers (+1.5) and Illinois (+16.5). The under has hit in seven of 10 Maryland games.

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: U-M 27, Maryland 16
John Borton: U-M 31, Maryland 17
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 31, Maryland 10
Anthony Broome: U-M 30, Maryland 20
Ethan McDowell: U-M 27, Maryland 17
Doug Skene: U-M 24, Maryland 16
Click here for our full staff predictions article.

College Park weather

Weather.com projects that it will be 54 degrees and mostly cloudy at kickoff, with a 6-percent chance of precipitation and winds out of the north at 4 MPH. It’s supposed to rain in the morning, but expected to clear up before game time. The highest chance of rain in the afternoon is 24 percent at 2 p.m.