CLOSE Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel answered questions from a U-M media reporter about the football team’s pause on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Detroit Free Press It’s unclear whether a COVID-19 outbreak will cancel Michigan football’s annual rivalry game against Ohio State on Saturday. But if Las Vegas’ opinion is worth anything, the Wolverines might as well not show up. Michigan opened as 31-point underdogs against the Buckeyes, according to sportsbetting.com, which has tracked odds since the 1993 season. The spread is the largest in the history of the sportsbook, easily surpassing the 21.5-point spread in favor of Ohio State in 2014. Other oddsmakers revealed similar opening odds on Sunday. Circa Sports has the Wolverines as 30-point underdogs, and FanDuel Sportsbook set the line at 29.5. College Football ?Week 15 Opening Lines*Updated per the latest SEC schedule. pic.twitter.com/D9EXi0M2Ht — Circa Sports (@CircaSports) December 6, 2020 Michigan was forced to cancel…
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