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The Michigan Wolverines football team’s win projection was set at 9.5 by BetOnline.ag on Monday morning.
In Jim Harbaugh’s four seasons, Michigan has averaged 9.5 wins per season. However, the maize and blue have won 10 games in three of those four years.
The Wolverines’ 2019 season is highlighted with road games at Wisconsin and Penn State, and home games against Notre Dame, Michigan State, and Ohio State.
Michigan will be coming into the season with one of the toughest schedules in the country once again, and could experience potential growing pains in new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’s system.
CFB Win Totals released (via @BetOnlineBurns)
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Bama 11
Clemson 11
UGA 10½
Oklahoma 10½
UCF 10
Ohio State 10
Wash 10
ND 9½
Texas 9½
Michigan 9½
Oregon 9½
Florida 9
LSU 9
Miami 8½
Boise 8½
USC 8½
Wazzou 8½
Wisconsin 8½
Penn St 8½
Miss St 8
Auburn 8
Texas A&M 7½
The other Big Ten names on the list include Ohio State at 10 wins, and Wisconsin and Penn State sitting at 8.5. Notre Dame is the second highest Michigan opponent with a 9.5 win total.
At the top of the list are teams that you would expect to be there, Alabama and Clemson are projected to win 11 games.
To round out the top four, Georgia and Oklahoma are currently projected at 10.5 wins.