The Bowling Green Falcons and the Michigan Wolverines meet in week 3 college football action from Michigan Stadium on Saturday night.

Bowling Green Gets First Win Of Season

The Bowling Green Falcons come into this matchup fresh off of their first win of the season, taking out Eastern Illinois by a final score of 38-15 to improve to 1-1 on the year. Connor Bazelak has thrown for 390 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 59.2% passing while Camden Orth has thrown for 115 yards, a touchdown and 2 picks on 58.3% passing. Terion Stewart’s rushed for a team-high 106 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Harold Fannin Jr. has a team-high 9 catches for 138 yards and a touchdown while Ta’Ron Keith has 123 receiving yards and Odieu Hillare has a pair of TD grabs. On defense, Joseph Sipp Jr. has a team-high 20 total tackles while Jalen Huskey has an interception. As a unit, Bowling Green has 7 sacks this season.

Bowling Green Falcons Team Facts

– Bowling Green has lost 13 of its last 14 road games against non-conference opponents.
– Bowling Green has failed to cover the spread in seven of its last eight games against AP-ranked teams.
– Bowling Green has lost the first half in 13 of its last 14 road games against non-conference opponents.
– Each of Bowling Green’s last six games in September have gone OVER the total points line.

Michigan Stifles UNLV

The Michigan Wolverines stifled their second straight below average opponent, upending UNLV by a final score of 35-7. J.J. McCarthy has thrown for 558 yards and 5 touchdowns on 87.3% passing while Blake Corum has rushed for a team-high 153 yards and 4 touchdowns. Roman Wilson leads the Wolverines with 10 grabs for 167 yards and 5 touchdowns while Cornelius Johnson has 153 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Three different Wolverines each have a team-high 9 total tackles while Mike Sainristil has an interception and the Wolverines’ defense as a whole has 5 sacks.

Michigan Wolverines Team Facts

– Michigan has won each of its last 25 September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
– Michigan has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four games at Michigan Stadium.
– Michigan has won the first half in 20 of its last 21 games against non-conference opponents at Michigan Stadium.
– Michigan has won the first quarter in each of its last nine games against non-conference opponents at Michigan Stadium.
– Each of Michigan’s last six games against non-AP-ranked teams at Michigan Stadium have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

– Michigan ranked 1st among FBS teams for Q4 points per game last season (12.9).
– Michigan ranked 1st among FBS teams for H2 points per game last season (22.8).
– Bowling Green recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of five points or less of any FBS team last season (3).

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with the Wolverines here. This feels like one of those games that Michigan usually plays early in the year where the Wolverines come out and blow away a MAC opponent and I just don’t feel like the Falcons can keep pace here. Bazelak’s seen plenty of action against the Big Ten after playing for Indiana last year, but I don’t think he has the same talent he had at Indiana and think that results in a lopsided Michigan win here.