Michigan vs. Oregon: Will the Wolverines Cover the Spread?

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00:00So, let me guess.

00:04You think the Wolverines are going to give Oregon a game tomorrow at the big house and

00:08cover the piece?

00:10I think Michigan are either going to win the game outright or get absolutely lit up like

00:1541-14 or something like that.

00:17I get the feeling, Scott, there's no in between with this game.

00:21You know, this is sort of a mulligan on Michigan season, right?

00:25It's been a rocky season.

00:26I think a lot of people sort of expected this, to be honest, right?

00:29Their win total was eight and a half.

00:31They've got three losses right now, so they're sort of right on that cusp.

00:34But bro, their schedule is tough, Scott.

00:36They've got Indiana coming up.

00:38They still have to go to Columbus with Ohio State.

00:41So this thing can still get ugly in a hurry.

00:43The Ducks are the real deal.

00:44I have nothing critical to say about the Ducks.

00:46I'm a big Dan Lanning fan.

00:48They're good on defense.

00:49They're fast on offense.

00:51Dylan Gabriel is a very systematic, sort of surgeon-like quarterback.

00:56And that's my sort of concern here, Scott, with Michigan and the Duck game, that the

01:01Ducks have this, like, controlled passing attack, like it's the ultimate West Coast

01:05offense.

01:06He drops back.

01:07He gets rid of it so fast.

01:08They don't really throw bombs, right?

01:09It's just all quick, boom, boom, boom.

01:12You know, quick slants, quick hits, bubble screen, and it just gets their guys running

01:15the ball, and they pick up, like, chunks.

01:18So Michigan's going to have to find a way.

01:20You know, Wink Martindale, who I wasn't really a big fan of the hire, Scott, to be honest

01:24with Michigan, Wink Martindale is like 100 years old, and he's an NFL guy.

01:29So I don't know why he's the defensive coordinator to Michigan Wolverines.

01:33And it's pretty obvious.

01:34Everybody knows he freaking blitzes on every damn play, and people kind of know this.

01:39But with all that being stated, Scott, I think the Ducks are going to be in for a battle

01:43tomorrow.

01:45It gets harder to win as the season goes on.

01:48Trip to the big house.

01:49Now, we should know, they beat Ohio State in Columbus a few years ago.

01:53So maybe I'm just being a little bit optimistic here.

01:55But I think 14 and a half, Scott, is enough to get me to the window here with the Michigan

02:00Wolverines.

02:01And they're kind of playing with house money, right?

02:03They don't really have anything to lose playing at home here.

02:06But for Michigan to pull this off, Scott, to cover and, like, you know, to make this

02:10a close game, they need to play perfect football, and the Ducks need to be off.

02:16But if you've watched the Ducks this year, and I've watched every Duck game, they play

02:20to the point spread quite a lot.

02:21I know they tattooed Illinois last week, but the odds makers have the Ducks point spreads

02:27figured out, and a lot of their games sort of, like, come down right to the number.

02:31So we'll see if Michigan can hold up their end of the bargain on offense, Scott.

02:34But get me to 14 and a half.

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