Week 6 Big Ten Showdown: Michigan vs. Washington Preview

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00:00it's still seems odd for me, Mark. When I say we got a big 10 battle of the Michigan

00:09Wolverines traveling out to Husky Stadium in Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies.

00:14If we're lining this football game up, it is a favorite here at a minus two and a half

00:18for Washington over Michigan. It's a 41 and a half total, extremely low back to back three

00:23point victories for Michigan. Washington lost a heartbreaker to Rutgers in the game previous.

00:29What gives in this game between Michigan and Washington Saturday night? Remember when

00:33I said last weekend that oddsmakers are adjusting for the situation and the spot? Well, again,

00:38I think that's what's happening here with Washington being a two and a half point favorite

00:42at home. I mean, are we sitting here saying right now, if this game was on a neutral field,

00:45this would be a pick them because I don't believe that at all. Michigan is a better

00:49team than Washington through this point in the season. Now, Michigan is playing their

00:51first road game of the year and after back to back, pretty convincing wins over you.

00:57I know the score ended up being close, but over USC and Minnesota, you know, this Michigan

01:02offense after making the change from Davis Warren to Alex Orgy, at least starting to

01:06look like it can put up some points here on the regular Washington coming off a bad loss

01:12to Rutgers. Again, they probably should have won out in Piscataway, New Jersey on the raritan

01:17over there for those who are familiar with that part of Joyce. Nonetheless, it feels

01:21like a spot where Washington should be able to win the game. I just, I don't see it. I

01:28know Will Rogers has been good. I know the numbers sort of look good. 10 touchdowns,

01:31no picks, almost 1400 yards passing, but it just doesn't feel like this offense is potent

01:36enough against the Wolverines defense. Like I again, I would look to Michigan, maybe first

01:41half Moneyline here for them to have a lead at the half. I know Husky Stadium is a tough

01:46place to play. Michigan's never been out there, or at least hasn't been in a really long time.

01:50The point simply is, is that Michigan's defense should rule the day and Washington should.

01:56This is the same Washington team that they'd only scored 18 against Rutgers, and it'll

01:59score 24 against Northwestern. Like you're not putting up a lot of Washington State's

02:04defense is one of the worst in the country, particularly their past defense. They only

02:07put up 19. I just don't know how Washington State scores. So I don't try, I'm sorry, Washington

02:12rather scores. I don't trust Michigan's offense, but I do think this could be one of those

02:1710, seven leads for Michigan at halftime. And I would get the heck out of Dodge after

02:21that. I don't know if I want to back either, either of these teams, all four quarters.

02:24It's just too much variance.