No. 4 Michigan (5-0, 2-0 B1G) heads on the road this weekend to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-2 B1G) in a game that should be ugly.

There is no sugarcoating this one. The Scarlet Knights were drubbed 58-0 at the hands of Ohio State last week and this week’s contest should provide a similar result. This is the first time the Wolverines have played on the road this season, so it would not be a huge shock to see them start out flat, but this is a game where there really is no excuse to not cover the 30-point spread.

It will be interesting to see how Wilton Speight adjusts to playing on the road for the first time this season. Michigan should secure an easy win here, so staying healthy heading into the bye week is paramount as well.

Prediction

Michigan 38, Rutgers 3

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Game Info

Teams: No. 4 Michigan Wolverines (4-0, 1-0 B1G) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-2 B1G)

Date: Oct 8th, 2016

Location: High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey (52,454)

Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET

Television: ESPN2/WatchESPN App

Radio: Michigan/IMG Sports Network (for a list of affiliates, click here)

Spread: Michigan -30, O/U 53

Fun Facts

Per U-M’s game notes:

• This is Michigan’s first road trip of 2016.
• Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Paul Carcaterra will call the game on the television broadcast.
• Michigan has nine players from the Garden State: junior FB Joe Beneducci (Far Hills), junior OL Juwann Bushell-Beatty (Paramus), freshman DT Michael Dwumfour (Wayne), senior OL Greg Froelich (Maplewood), freshman DE Rashan Gary (Plainfield), freshman DE Ron Johnson (Camden), junior LB Jabrill Peppers (East Orange), sophomore LB Cheyenn Robertson (Union City), and freshman RB Kareem Walker (Wayne)
• Passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch is also a New Jersey native.
• This series is tied at 1-1 with Rutgers winning the first matchup the last time these two teams played at this stadium.

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