Gameday central: No. 18 Michigan football vs. Northwestern

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

Game information: Michigan vs. Northwestern

Venue: Wrigley Field (41,649)
Kickoff: 12:10 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Stream: Fox Sports app
On The Call: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Jenny Taft (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.com. Click 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 leads 60-15-2 in the all-time series, which dates back to 1892. The Wolverines won last year’s meeting, 50-6, in Ann Arbor. Due to stadium renovations underway on the Northwestern campus, the game will be played at historic Wrigley Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs.

Michigan vs. Northwestern depth charts, rosters and stats

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BetMGM betting line

Michigan is an 11.5-point favorite over Northwestern, with the over/under for total points set at 41.5, according to BetMGM.

U-M is 3-6 against the spread (ATS) this season, covering only once in the last five outings. The Wolverines have seen the under hit in five of nine contests. Northwestern, meanwhile, is 5-3-1 ATS this year. The under has hit in five of nine games.

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: U-M 27, Northwestern 16
John Borton: U-M 31, Northwestern 17
Clayton Sayfie: U-M 27, Northwestern 17
Anthony Broome: U-M 27, Northwestern 13
Ethan McDowell: U-M 28, Northwestern 13
Doug Skene: U-M 27, Northwestern 23
Click here for our full staff predictions article.

Chicago weather

Weather.com projects that it will be 63 degrees and cloudy at kickoff, with a four-percent chance of precipitation and 15 MPH winds out of the west. It will become sunny and rise to 65 degrees during the game, and won’t cool off to under 60 until 5 p.m.

For tailgating or bar-hopping purposes, it’ll be 59 degrees at 8 a.m., with no more than a 14-percent chance of rain all morning.

Quote of the week

“It’s funny, I was leaving here last night, and this guy’s up here. I know it’s past 10:45 — because that’s when I was here — he’s in there watching third downs. The guy loves football, he’s a football fanatic, so to speak, and wants to improve. And that’s really what’s earned him a lot of respect with our team here, is the way he’s operating. He’s coming here, blue collar, go to work, earn his way. And I just want to see him continue to do that. The more he plays, I think the better he’s going to get.”
— Michigan offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey on freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, speaking to the media Wednesday afternoon