College football odds Week 1: How to bet Colorado State-Michigan

Cade McNamara will get the beginning this week because the University of Michigan performs host to Colorado State University within the first full weekend of faculty football. 

Michigan went 12-2, gained the Big Ten championship and made its long-awaited College Football Playoff debut in 2021. Hail to the Victors, certainly. 

On the opposite hand, the Rams have been putrid final season, ending 3-9 and shedding their final recreation by 42 factors. Thankfully, they’ve 12 incoming transfers and employed Jay Norvell, the coach who handed them that season finale drubbing whereas at Nevada. As 31-point underdogs, there is a good probability he will get a style of that drugs this weekend. 

Here’s every part you want from a betting perspective on the sport between the Rams and Wolverines from the purpose unfold, moneyline, whole over/underneath and knowledgeable decide (odds by way of FOX Bet).

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Colorado State  @ No. 8 Michigan (12 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN)

Point unfold: Michigan -31 (MIchigan favored to win by greater than 31 factors, in any other case Colorado State covers)
Moneyline: Michigan -10000 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $10.10 whole); Colorado State +1800 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $190 whole)
Total scoring over/underneath: 61.5 points scored by both teams combined

Colorado State Rams

CSU

+30.5

–

o61.5

8

Michigan Wolverines

MICH

-30.5

–

u61.5

Michigan went 11-3 towards the unfold (ATS) and 12-2 straight up (SU) final season, whereas the over/underneath was cut up (7-7). They are 0-0-1 ATS and 1-0 SU towards Colorado State since 1994 — the place they pushed as 10-point favorites within the Holiday Bowl. 

Colorado State went 4-8 ATS and 3-9 SU final season, whereas the over/underneath was cut up (6-6). They are 4-2-1 ATS and 1-6 SU when going through Big Ten opponents since 1994.

Norvell is 7-10 ATS and 3-14 SU when a double-digit underdog in his head teaching profession. 

Jim Harbaugh is 26-23 ATS and 46-3 SU when a double-digit favourite as Michigan’s head coach.

Pick by way of FOX Sports Betting Analyst Jason McIntyre:

“Jim Harbaugh, nonetheless basking within the glow of final November’s win over Ohio State and the Wolverines’ first faculty football playoff look, is prepared for an encore,” McIntyre stated. “And lately, Harbaugh loves to run up the rating towards inferior opponents in Week 1: 47-14 final yr, 49-24 in 2020 and 40-21 in 2019.

“There shall be factors; that’s why the whole has surged from 58.5 to 61.5 within the final week,” he continued. “I lean to the whole over the unfold as a result of we don’t completely know what to count on from Colorado State, which has a brand new head coach (Jay Norvell), offensive and defensive coordinators, quarterback (freshman Clay Millen, who got here from Nevada with Norvell) and maybe a dozen starters from the switch portal.”

“The Rams aren’t going to cease throwing, and Michigan could not both, given Harbaugh’s aggressive nature and the Wolverines’ quarterbacks each combating to impress the coach. Take the over.”

PICK: Over 61.5 points scored by both teams combined

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