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Gameday central: Michigan football vs. Purdue

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Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Purdue for the Big Ten championship Saturday night in Indianapolis. Here is everything you need to know before the game.

Game information: Michigan football vs. Purdue

Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Kickoff: 8:17 p.m. ET

TV: FOX

Stream: FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports App

On The Call: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color) and Tom Rinaldi (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: This will be the 60th meeting between the teams, andMichigan leads the all-time series 45-14. The two teams first met in 1890, a 34-6 U-M win in Ann Arbor. U-M has won eight of the past 10 games in the series. The most recent meeting came in 2017, a 28-10 win for the Wolverines in West Lafayette, Ind.

Betting line

Michigan is a 16.5-point favorite over Purdue with the over/under set at 52 points.

The Wolverines are 7-4-1 against the spread this season, and 3-1 in the last four games. The total has gone under in eight of 12 contests. Purdue is 5-7 against the spread this year and the over has hit seven times.

TheWolverine.com predictions

Chris Balas: U-M 34, Purdue 17 (U-M -16.5, u51)

John Borton: U-M 38, Purdue 13 (U-M -16.5, p51)

Clayton Sayfie: U-M 42, Purdue 17 (U-M -16.5, o51)

Anthony Broome: U-M 38, Purdue 20 (U-M 16.5, o51)

Doug Skene: U-M 38, Purdue 16 (U-M 16.5, o51)

Click here to read our full staff predictions article.

Weather report: Indianapolis, Ind.

The Lucas Oil Stadium dome will be closed, so it’ll be around 70 degrees for the game.

For tailgating purposes, it’ll be 35 degrees and sunny at noon. It’ll stay in the mid-30s throughout the day and cool down to 29 degrees by kickoff.

Pregame reading

• Previewing Michigan vs. Purdue in the Big Ten championship game with a Boilermakers insider

• Keys to the Game: Michigan football vs. Purdue

• Five burning questions: Michigan offense post-Blake Corum, CFP picture, coaching carousal, more

• INSIDE THE FORT, PART I: Michigan NIL, Blake Corum’s future, and more

• Tale of the tape: Sizing up Michigan football vs. Purdue

• Five impact players to watch: Michigan football vs. Purdue

• By the numbers: The Big Ten East’s dominance in Indianapolis, Michigan’s perfect regular season and more

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