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WEEK 5

GAME PREVIEW

2026
MICHIGAN FOOTBALL · WEEK 5
Michigan logoMICHIGANBig Ten
VS
Minnesota logoMINNESOTABig Ten
DATEOct 3KICKOFFTBD ETLOCATIONHuntington Bank Stadium
MFF MODELPRESEASON PROJECTIONFROZEN BEFORE WEEK 1
MICHIGAN WIN PROBABILITY79%
PROJECTED MARGIN+10.9MICHIGAN PERSPECTIVE
FULL SEASON PROJECTION ›
2025 OPPONENT-ADJUSTED RIDGE

HOW THEY STACK UP

Higher rating is better.
100 = FBS average

Michigan logoMICHIGAN
EDGERATING-POINT DIFFERENCE
Minnesota logoMINNESOTA
#25NATIONAL
112.0RATING
OVERALL
+13.8MICHIGAN EDGE
MICHEVENMINNESOTA
#75NATIONAL
98.2RATING
#24NATIONAL
114.2RATING
OFFENSE
+20.2MICHIGAN EDGE
MICHEVENMINNESOTA
#91NATIONAL
94.0RATING
#36NATIONAL
109.7RATING
DEFENSE
+7.4MICHIGAN EDGE
MICHEVENMINNESOTA
#57NATIONAL
102.3RATING

National ranks and ratings use the same opponent-adjusted Ridge system as the Analytics page. The center indicator shows which team owns the rating advantage in each category.

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