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One of the best wideouts in college football will be on display when Colston Loveland and the Michigan Wolverines (1-0) host the Texas Longhorns (1-0) on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
The Longhorns are solid favorites (-7) in their matchup against the Wolverines, with the over/under at 41.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Longhorns are -276 and the Wolverines are +222.)
Below you’ll find our betting primer for this season, and find all of our predictions here, too!
Texas -7 vs. Michigan
Texas vs. Michigan Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Longhorns (-7)
- Moneyline: Longhorns (-276), Wolverines (+222)
- Total: 41.5 points
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Texas vs. Michigan Betting Stats and Info
The Longhorns’ record against the spread is a perfect 1-0-0. The Longhorns’ record against the spread, when favored by 7 points or more, is 14-0. Texas won the lone game it played as the moneyline favorite this season. Michigan has yet to win a game against the spread so far this season (0-1-0). Michigan has not been an underdog on the moneyline yet this season.
Texas vs. Michigan Key Players
Texas Longhorns
- Quinn Ewers threw for 3,479 yards last season (248.5 per game) while completing 69% of his passes (272-for-394), with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.
- Jonathon Brooks took 186 carries for 1,138 rushing yards a season ago (81.3 per game) and scored 10 touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 286 yards and one TD.
- Last season CJ Baxter ran for 659 yards on 138 carries (47.1 yards per game), with five rushing touchdowns.
- Xavier Worthy hauled in 75 passes for 1,014 yards last season and scored five touchdowns. He was targeted 121 times, and averaged 72.4 receiving yards.
- Adonai Mitchell’s stat line last year revealed 55 catches for 845 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged 60.4 yards per game.
- Ja’Tavion Sanders caught 45 passes on 69 targets for 682 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 48.7 yards per game.
- Ethan Burke put together a solid body of work a year ago, registering six sacks, seven TFL and 45 tackles.
- Jaylan Ford’s 2023 campaign saw him total 92 tackles, seven TFL, one sack, and two interceptions.
- Last season, Terrance Brooks grabbed three interceptions and added 21 tackles and three passes defended.
Michigan Wolverines
- J.J. McCarthy threw for 2,991 yards while completing 72.3% of his passes last year, with 22 touchdowns and four interceptions (199.4 yards per game). He also carried the ball 64 times for 202 yards and three TDs.
- Blake Corum racked up 1,245 rushing yards (83 per game) and scored 27 touchdowns.
- Last year Donovan Edwards ran for 497 yards on 119 carries (33.1 yards per game), with five rushing touchdowns. Edwards also made an impact in the passing game, catching 30 passes for 249.
- Roman Wilson grabbed 48 passes for 789 yards last season and scored 12 touchdowns. He was targeted 66 times, and averaged 52.6 yards per game.
- Loveland also added 649 yards on 45 grabs and four touchdowns. He was targeted 65 times, and averaged 43.3 receiving yards last season.
- Cornelius Johnson caught 47 passes on 70 targets for 604 yards and one touchdown, averaging 40.3 receiving yards per game.
- Jaylen Harrell had an impressive body of work a year ago, collecting 7.5 sacks, seven TFL and 30 tackles.
- Junior Colson’s 2023 campaign saw him total 95 tackles and two TFL.
- Last season Mike Sainristil hauled in five interceptions and added 46 tackles, three TFL, two sacks, and six passes defended.