As No. 10 Michigan prepares for its first road trip of its 2024 campaign, the Wolverines find themselves as a point spread underdog for the third time already this year.
On Sunday, Michigan (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) opened as a one-point underdog ahead of its trip to Washington (3-2, 1-1) next weekend, per Circa Sports . The Wolverines and Huskies are set to do battle in a rematch of the 2023 College Football Playoff national championship game back in January, only this time it will be as conference foes in the new, expanded Big Ten.
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Michigan has not fared well in the oddsmaking market this season, going just 1-4 against the spread through their first five games. The Wolverines lone cover came as a four-point underdog to USC in Week 4, a game Michigan won outright, 27-24. Michigan closed as a 10.5-point favorite this past weekend against Minnesota, but defeated the Golden Gophers by just three points (27-24). They also failed to cover as a 20.5-point favorite vs. Fresno State (won 30-10), as a 21.5-point favorite vs. Arkansas State (won 28-18) and as a 6.5-point underdog vs. Texas (lost 31-12)…