Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe No. 19-ranked Michigan Wolverines will open conference play on Saturday at Indiana. The Hoosiers have started the season 3-0 behind the strong play of quarterback Ben Chappell. Their non-conference schedule was a bit of a joke and now the competition level amps up with a ranked foe coming to town. Michigan has won their first four games of the season and feature one of the most exciting players in Denard Robinson. The college football lines show the Wolverines are a 10.5-point favorite.This is the second straightDenver Broncos jersey
year Rich Rodriguez has led the Wolverines to a 4-0 start. There is a different feeling with this team, however, as Denard Robinson has rejuvenated a passionate fan base with his play through four games. Robinson suffered a knee injury last week against Bowling Green that had a stadium of over 100,000 fans holding their breath, but he is expected to play this week versus Indiana. The dual threat quarterback has thrown for 731 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Where Robinson is really hurting opposing defenses is with his feet. He has gained 688 yards on 79 carries and scored six touchdowns. Michael Shaw is second on the team in rushing with 44 carries for 245 yards. He has scored five touchdowns, but is day to day with a sprained knee that could keep him out of action this weekend. The Wolverines feature the second-ranked rushing attack in the nation at 331 yards per game. Darryl Stonum is Robinsonfavorite target through the air, catching 15 passes for 226 yards and two scores. Roy Roundtree leads in receptions with 20 for 211 yards and a touchdown. Michigandefense does have room for improvement. They are giving up 400 total yards per game, which ranks 93rd in the country.Indiana is off to a hot start thanks to a soft schedule and an aerial Detroit Lions
assault on their opponents. Head coach Bill Lynch knows that the Hoosiers will need to have their A-game on Saturday if they want to pull off the upset over Michigan. Ben Chappell has been nearly perfect under center, completing 72 percent of his passes for 890 yards and nine touchdowns. He was a Honorable All-Big Ten mention a year ago and is producing at a very high rate early on. IU ranks 11th in passing yards per game, averaging over 304 yards. Running the ball has been a little more difficult for this team. Darius Willis leads the team with 219 yards on 46 carries and two touchdowns. He is averaging nearly five yards per carry. The Hoosiers donhave much depth behind Willis so expect to see him on every possession Saturday. Junior Damarlo Belcher has caught 21 passes for 284 yards and two scores. Ted Bolser leads the Hoosiers in touchdown receptions with four. Terrance Turner is a big target that has 17 receptions for 190 yards. Indiana does a good job in the spread system utilizing all sorts of receivers. Their defense has yet to face a player as good as Denard Robinson. They only return four starters from a squad that gave up nearly 30 points per game last year.Michigan has had Indiananumber for quite some time now, winning the past 16 games by an average of 21.5 points. Last year Michigan needed a late touchdown pass to hold onto a 36-33 victory over the Hoosiers. Indiana ranks near the bottom in rushing yards allowed per game and now go up against the top running game in the Green Bay Packers jersey
Big Ten. That could spell big time trouble for this team. I think they will be able to put some points on the board against a suspect Wolverine defense, but Michigan should score at will covering the spread.Play: Michigan -10.5 Get all of your expert football picks from the team at Locksmith. No site provides more winners than Jimmy Boyd and company.
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