Texas at Michigan Odds, Preview & Best Bet – 9/7/2024

The Texas Longhorns are set to take on the Michigan Wolverines on September 7, 2024, with the Longhorns favored by 7 points according to Caesars Sportsbook. Initial betting action sees the Longhorns leading with 89% of spread bets, while the Wolverines have 11%. The total is set at 44.0 and has seen 76% of bets leaning towards the over. Here, you will find our analysis and our best bet for Texas vs Michigan, which is clearly the game of the week in college football between two teams that were in last year's College Football Playoff.

Can Texas Keep Rolling In First Big Test?

The Texas Longhorns won their first game of the 2024 college football season, blowing out the Colorado State Rams in a 52-0 victory. Texas' defense was incredibly impressive in that game, not just shutting the Rams out, but shutting down one of the best wide receivers in college football in Colorado State's Tory Horton. The Longhorns will look to put forth a similarly impressive showing on defense this weekend when they face the Michigan Wolverines in one of the biggest games of the season for both sides.

Texas should be fine on defense once again in this game, especially after seeing how much Michigan struggled in their season opener against Fresno State. But this game will be decided for Texas based on how Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers performs under what will be immense pressure in front of that crowd in Ann Arbor against one of the best defenses in college football. Ewers has shown poise in big spots before, but he has never been in the Big House in a game like this either, to be fair.

Michigan Hopes to Shake Off Slow Start

The Michigan Wolverines picked up a win in their 2024 college football season opener, beating the Fresno State Bulldogs 30-10. However, the game was a lot closer than that score would indicate for most of the way. Michigan's offense struggled throughout the game, something that will need to change if the Wolverines want a realistic shot to beat a top-five Texas team in this massive matchup.

Davis Warren took the majority of the action at the quarterback position for Michigan in their season opener against Fresno State. He completed just 15 of his 25 pass attempts, throwing for 118 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. No matter who the quarterback is for Michigan, the results have to be better than that, though it could be hard for them to improve much against this Longhorns defense.

Texas vs Michigan Best Bet

Our best bet for this massive Texas vs Michigan matchup is for Texas to cover the spread as a seven-point favorite on the road. While the Big House is certainly not an easy place to play, this Texas team is battle-tested and should be able to handle the atmosphere. Combine that with how good the Texas defense has looked and they should be able to get the better of a Michigan team that is clearly still figuring things out on the offensive side of the ball right now.

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