Inside the Numbers of Indiana's Matchup with Michigan

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Written by Matt Smith

Indiana will travel to Ann Arbor this weekend to take on another top 10 team in the Michigan Wolverines. The Wolverines are coming off their first loss of the season against their in-state rival Michigan State. The Hoosiers are coming off their fourth straight loss.

  1. Michigan is favored by 18.5

    • Wolverines are 6-2 ATS

    • Hoosiers are 2-6 ATS

    • Over/Under is set at 51

  2. Michigan Offense

    • Averages 37.1 Points per game

    • Gains 456.5 total yards per game

    • Only 6 Giveaways

  3. Michigan Rushing Attack

    • 1,300 yards between Corum and Haskins

    • 20 combined touchdowns

    • One of the top rushing teams in the big 10

  4. Indiana Offense

    • McCulley likely to start his second game

    • Hendershot on pace to be a historic IU tight end

    • Carr coming off a 100 yard rushing game

  5. Injuries

    • Hoosiers defense missing key secondary players

    • Indiana’s top two quarterbacks are out

    • Wide receivers room has injuries as well

  6. History

    • Michigan holds a 59-10 record

    • Hoosiers won last year

    • Won 24 straight before last year

  7. Revenge

    • Wolverines upset following loss to MSU

    • Want to beat the Hoosiers after losing last year

  8. Hutchinson

    • Aidan Hutchinson a potential first round draft pick

    • Hoosiers will need to try and slow him down

    • Will be a game wrecker this week

  9. Turnovers

    • IU defense will need to create turnovers 

    • IU offense needs to take care of the football

    • Wolverines rarely turn the ball over.