Michigan Wolverines Open as Slight Favorites in Upcoming Game

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - 5 p.m. Eastern time, it's number one Michigan,

00:06 and it's number four Alabama.

00:08 At this moment, Michigan has opened as a slight

00:11 one and a half point favorite,

00:13 minus 118, now minus 120 on the money line.

00:16 The total, under 50 total points,

00:19 at 46 and a half for that over under.

00:23 Donny, we said it, previewing the SEC Championship game

00:26 last Saturday, Alabama now has only been an underdog

00:29 four times in the previous decade.

00:32 All four opponents have been the same program.

00:35 It's the Georgia Bulldogs.

00:37 This is the first time that Crimson Tide

00:39 have been booked as an underdog against anybody

00:42 in the last 10 years of college football,

00:44 not named Georgia, and I think that's where we begin.

00:49 - Yes, we do begin there.

00:51 Two quick points though, before we get to Alabama,

00:53 Michigan overall for me.

00:54 Number one, you take a look at the college football

00:57 schedule, which again, I love the final four here,

00:59 but the fact of the matter is you have the game

01:00 at five o'clock, which is fantastic.

01:02 What is Texas, Washington doing on an 8.45 PM?

01:06 What world do we live in at this point here?

01:08 Why is that game not at two o'clock

01:10 and then you have a five o'clock game?

01:11 It's a national holiday.

01:13 There's a reason why the NFL doesn't line up

01:14 on Sunday afternoon, Ben, and play every single game

01:17 at 8.20 at night.

01:18 You have the entire day to dominate the field,

01:20 and don't give me another bowl game is at two o'clock,

01:23 'cause nobody cares about any other bowl games

01:25 than the college football playoff year.

01:27 That's gripe number one, but also gripe number two here,

01:30 which isn't really a gripe.

01:31 If you would have told us, Ben, and you specifically,

01:33 hey, you know what?

01:34 Georgia, Florida State in a big time bowl game,

01:37 you'd be excited.

01:38 Now, why aren't you excited for that?

01:39 We should be loving this.

01:40 We are getting exactly what we want.

01:42 Alabama, Michigan, Texas, Washington,

01:44 and Georgia, Florida State still gonna play.

01:46 So I don't see why everybody's all upset,

01:47 including Florida State.

01:48 You can say, yeah, look at that.

01:50 We won the Orange Bowl.

01:51 That's big time, baby.

01:52 Knock off an SEC opponent.

01:53 Now, back to Alabama, Michigan here.

01:56 You give Nick Saban three weeks to get prepared

01:59 for a football game.

02:00 I don't care who they are playing.

02:02 Advantage Alabama in that spot.

02:05 Now, having said that, 45 and a half does stick out,

02:08 'cause what's always our first inclination.

02:10 Hold on now, 45 and a half points, you gotta go over.

02:12 I get that here.

02:13 But Michigan is not entering into this football game, Ben,

02:17 to say, let's go toe to toe with Alabama's offense

02:20 and let it rip here, and let's go toe to toe,

02:22 Milrow versus my quarterback McCarthy.

02:24 I wanna put it here.

02:25 I don't know if the numbers are out yet.

02:27 I saw the any time touchdown scoring market,

02:28 minus 220 here for Wharram, which is hilarious.

02:31 But again, he's probably going to score

02:32 'cause that's what he does.

02:34 What is the passing prop here for JJ, quarterback?

02:36 And I don't mean yardage wise,

02:38 'cause I'm gonna say right now,

02:39 Michigan's goal we're having to throw 25 times

02:42 or less in this game.

02:43 I don't know if that's how it's gonna be a pathway

02:45 to victory, but that's a perfect scenario.

02:47 You tell me right now, JJ McCarthy's at 16 of 21.

02:51 Michigan won that football game.

02:53 (upbeat music)

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