#15 Michigan vs #18 Oklahoma Predictions

[SBR Andy]

The Saturday Night primetime game features two storied programs as the #18 Wolverines take on the #15 Sooners at 7:30 PM ET on ABC.

The lookahead line was OKLA -2.5 but jumped up to -5.5 for Week 2.

Who are you taking here? Share your predictions below!

[SBR Andy]

SBR's Matt Jacob breaks down the action in his Michigan vs Oklahoma prediction:

Oklahoma -4.5 (-115 DraftKings)

"I’m not happy that this point spread shot up from the opener of Oklahoma -3, but I am in lockstep with the market. Not so much because the Sooners blew me away in Week 1 - sure, they blasted Illinois State 35-3, but … it was Illinois State. (And OU never threatened to cover a massive 40.5-point spread.)

Rather, this is more of a play against Michigan, which was not impressive at all in its 34-17 opening victory over lowly New Mexico. The Wolverines snagged three interceptions, racked up 456 total yards, and quadrupled the Lobos’ rushing total (201-50) - and yet still only won by 17 points against an opponent picked to finish 11th in a bad Mountain West Conference.

Michigan true freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood (21-for-31, 251 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs) was solid in his debut. But that was in the Big House. Let’s see how he handles the crazy atmosphere that awaits in Norman.

Moreover, let’s see how Michigan’s defense holds up against a quarterback who is vastly superior to the one they faced a week ago: Oklahoma’s John Mateer.

The highly-touted transfer from Washington State went 30-for-37 for 392 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in his Sooners debut. Mateer, who ran for 826 yards and 15 TDs last year, also tacked on 24 rushing yards and a score."


Bryce Underwood Under 191.5 passing yards (-114 FanDuel)

"Early this week, Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables compared Michigan’s Bryce Underwood to former national champion and No. 1 pick Trevor Lawerence. High praise? For sure. Hyperbolic gamesmanship? Perhaps.

There is no doubting the true freshman’s talents, which were on full display in his Wolverines debut last week. So why is Underwood’s passing projection for Saturday’s game at Oklahoma so modest? The answer is actually in the question: at Oklahoma.

Not only is this the first road game for Underwood - who just turned 18 years old - but he’ll be playing in an extremely hostile environment. And in front of a national TV audience.

To be clear, I’m not down on Underwood’s future. I’m just down on him this week and expect him to come up short of 191.5 passing yards."