Free NCAA Football Prediction: Michigan vs. Hawai’i Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: Michigan Wolverines vs. Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
Michigan Wolverines (1-0) vs. Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors(0-2)
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time: 8:00 pm EST
Venue: Michigan Stadium
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Michigan -51 / Hawai’i +51 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Wolverines N/A / Rainbow Warriors N/A
NCAA Betting Total Odds: Total O/U 67.5
Winless Hawai’i travels to Ann Arbor, where it might not get a whole lot better for them. JJ McCarthy takes his turn in the Wolverine QB battle.
“..there are rich teams, and there are poor teams. Then there’s fifty feet of crap, and then there’s us. It’s an unfair game” – Moneyball
Michigan Wolverines
Enter JJ McCarthy.
Michigan may be the first high-profile program in recent history that let a QB battle wear on until the regular season. But, we’re here. Incumbent Cade McNamara was given first dibs last week against Colorado State and led the Wolverines to a 51-7 win at home. McNamara wasn’t overly impressive though as the offense stalled out in the redzone three separate times for a field goal.
McCarthy is a former 5-star recruit and even came on for some plays in last week’s win to record a 4-4 passing day with 30 yards and also added 3 rushes for 50 yards and TD. In a short amount of time, he made his presence known on the game.
Blake Corum leads the backfield once again and Donovan Edwards gets mixed in. Michigan is still a run heavy team and showed that with 234 rushing yards and 4 TD. Because Michigan is so run heavy, their pace slows quite a bit and is reflected in their 22nd ranking in the country in time of possession in 2021.
I figured the Wolverines may start slow defensively this season but I really didn’t feel much of a lag on Saturday. The pass rush overmatched a poor Colorado State offensive line as Michigan recorded 7 sacks and 11 TFL. I would expect them to be just as dominant against a poor Hawai’i team that allowed 8 TFL against Western Kentucky.
Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
The Island may be beautiful, but the Rainbow Warriors are not. It’s really hard to capture just how bad they’ve been to start the season, but we’ll try. SP+ is not kind to Hawai’i, placing them 128/131. Meaning, they’ve been every bit as bad as they’ve looked.
After being blown out 63-10 by Vanderbilt in Honolulu, they followed it up by falling to Western Kentucky 49-17 at home once again. Hawai’i is now tasked with going on the road to face #4 Michigan.
Brayden Schager finished with 230 yards, 4 interceptions and a QBR of 14.2 on 33 attempts while secondary QB Joey Yellen added another 11 attempts. It seems like Hawai’i plans on mixing the two in games this season. You know the old saying, “If you have two quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks.”.
Hawai’i also added 35 rushes in a game where they were blown out for a paltry 2.7 ypc. Michigan’s front will be no reprieve either.
Defensively, Hawai’i hasn’t shown much in the HAVOC department and has given up 56 ppg.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Hawaii’s last 13 games on the road
- Hawaii is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Michigan is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
- Michigan is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
4* Free Michigan Wolverines vs. Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
Brad Pitt may have not been talking about Hawai’i in Moneyball but he may as well have been. This is an abysmal Hawai’i team no matter which angle you decide to look at them.
Michigan will have no trouble scoring in this game, but I can’t see Hawai’i managing much, if anything. If the Rainbow Warriors get shutout, which is likely the case, Michigan is going to have a really tough time hitting the over. Michigan also runs the ball frequently and effectively. That should keep the clock rolling. Give me the under.
4* Free Michigan Wolverines vs. Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors NCAA Betting Pick: Under 67.5
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