Michigan Football Predictions for 2024: Michigan Football Total Wins Picks, Best Bets & Games To Watch

Expert college football handicapper Ron Marmalefsky looks at Michigan Wolverines college football and its chances in 2024. Ron provides expert picks for betting on Michigan in 2024.

Ron also offers total win predictions for Michigan in 2024 (a great betting NCAAF betting future), areas to watch, favorability of schedule, and offers best bets tips on the Wolverines.

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Michigan College Football 2024 Preview: What’s the Situation?

Where else would you rather be?  Jim Harbaugh says Los Angeles (Chargers), but before that he ended his Michigan career on top of the world, with a National Title. 

Sherrone Moore was busy as an interim coach for many of the games Harbaugh missed (suspension).  The vocal new man in charge hopes to keep the wins coming. 

2024 Michigan Wolverines NCAAF AREAS TO WATCH:

 Almost everything!  Michigan sent 18 players to the NFL combine, and 13 players were drafted.  Their +17 turnover ratio is likely history.  If it drops to +3 for example, that’s 52.5 points gone, at 3.75 per turnover.  QB play is clearly going to regress, and turnovers will spike (McCarthy had four interceptions).  RB Edwards is interesting. 

He ran 3.9 per carry in the regular season, then went wild in the playoffs, and he is a big play threat.  Michigan needs more consistency, and I have two touted RB’s to chart early and often.  WR play is “fine”, and there’s good TE talent.  The OL was shredded!  Transfers from Stanford and Northwestern come in, but this unit is clearly not as good. 

On the surface, my defensive projections for ’24, 3.9 run D and 59.5% pass D are just fine.  Michigan however, has allowed 3.35 per carry the past two seasons, and has not allowed 59.5% in quite some time.  Not only were stars lost, but cerebral leaders are gone.  It’s Michigan, so incoming talent will still be more than decent, but the supporting staff is new, and the replacements are young. 

Speaking of staff, Wink Martingale is the new defensive coordinator.  His not-so-subtle blitzes will confuse the average college coach, but with time, his tendencies can be exposed.  The transfer PK may come close to the PK who left.  

Michigan Football 2024 Predicted Total Wins Prediction

Michigan WILL slip, but could that be delayed until ’25?  I’m still calling this a 9-3 ceiling.  To exceed 9-3, they need to go 2-1 hosting Texas, USC and Oregon, and avoid an upset at Washington and Illinois. 

I have UNDER 9.5 wins, and also have a ticket under 9 wins.  

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Michigan 2024 Football Expert HANDICAPPING TIP

Michigan finished 12-5 ATS as a rush pick under Harbaugh.  I’m expecting a 75-25 vs. portfolio in Michigan games, but will be cognizant of that stat, just in case. 

2024 Michigan Football Schedule and Games to Watch

Here’s some good news.  Michigan has just four road games, and one will be off rest.  Games 1-5 are all at home, which is beneficial.  The tough ones are vs. Texas and USC. 

The goal is a split.  5-0 would surprise me, but the rhythm of the early schedule is a perk.  I’d say Washington’s NCAA title game revenge is powerful, but both teams have had massive turnover, including staff turnover.  That game is in Washington.  NOW we find out via the coaching and the stat sheet just how much we can trust the ’24 Wolverines.  T

he game at Illinois is tricky, but with a bye, Michigan avoids being in a very bad situation.  Hosting Oregon won’t be easy, as that team has a talent edge, at least in ’24.  There’s too much ground for Indiana to make up in ’24, but that’s another road game. 

The season ends at Ohio State.  No more needs to be said about that rivalry. 

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