#28

Michigan Wolverines

Big Ten · 9-4

Michigan Stadium · 107,601 seats

Michigan Wolverines rank #28 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.099 points per play (Elo 1699), a 9-4 record in the Big Ten, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 4-9 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.099
#28 of 136
Elo
1699
Off EPA/play
+0.056
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.058
lower is better
Off success
+0.025
Def success
-0.012
Off explosive
+0.010
Def explosive
-0.017
Rush EPA
+0.091
offense
Pass EPA
+0.005
offense
Pts / drive
2.45
10.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.18
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Michigan's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.069

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production40%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+1.65σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-10.5 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.110.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsNew MexicoW 3417-34.3-34.5L
2@OklahomaL 1324-1.8-3.5L
3vsCentral MichiganW 633-30.8-27.5W
4@NebraskaW 3027-3.2+1.5W
6vsWisconsinW 2410-17.6-17.5L
7@USCL 1331-6.6-3.0L
8vsWashingtonW 247+0.4-4.0W
9@Michigan StateW 3120+22.7+13.5L
10vsPurdueW 2116-29.5-21.0L
12NNorthwesternW 2422+17.7+10.0L
13@MarylandW 4520+14.7+14.0W
14vsOhio StateL 927+13.5+9.5L
17NTexasL 2741-3.4-4.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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