Ann Arbor Michigan's football team finds itself in an unfamiliar position heading into Saturday's game against Texas noon Fox the 10th ranked Wolverines who are riding a 29 game regular season win streak are an underdog for the first time since 2022 as the third ranked Longhorns make their first trip to n Arbor FanDuel Caesars and B MGM all list Michigan as a seven-point underdog as a Friday afternoon both teams won their openers by double digits but Texas did so in more tidy fashion dispatching Colorado State 52 to0 and outgaining them by more than 300 yards Michigan meanwhile was locked in a one-score game until a 75y touchdown drive that was bookend at the 543 Mark of the fourth quarter can the Wolverines shake off some Rust and pull off the upset in the only top 10 matchup of the week or will Saturday be their first regular season loss since falling to Michigan State in October 2022 here are score predictions from M lives beat Riders Aaron McMahon the Texas offense and quarterback Quinn ERS play right into the strength of Michigan's defense which gives the Wolverines a real shot to win this game Saturday if their offense can put it together Michigan quarterback Davis Warren and the offensive line still have some Kinks to work out and I'm questioning whether both parties can do it in a week's time against an elite opponent HomeField Advantage helps and I think the Michigan defense can help keep it competitive but the LongHorn's Talent on offense proves to be too much prediction Texas 27 Michigan 16 Ryan zuk my initial reaction after last Saturday's results had me leaning toward picking a lopsided Texas Victory the Wolverines might not have looked like World beaters compared to to the previous 3 years when they cruise through non-conference play but it's important to remember Fresno State is no slouch of a program either are there reasons for concern for Michigan absolutely especially offensively but the Wolverine staff has excelled at making Necessary adjustment week to week in recent years of course now they have a handful of new coaches but I still think a winning culture remains inside skm Beckler Hall coaches usually say there is the most growth from a team from Week 1 to week two and I think you will see progress from Sheron Moore's squad on Saturday but unlike last year when he knocked off two top 10 programs as an interim head coach filling in for the suspended Jim Harbaugh this year's team doesn't have a talent Edge I'll go with the team with the more experienced quarterback and more explosive offensive weapons prediction Texas 28 Michigan 20 Andrew KH I agree with what Michigan running backs coach Tony Alford said this week about the matchup that whatever you want to say about Texas Talent applies to Michigan 2o the idea of Michigan coming off a season in which it won the national championship and eclipsed 1,000 all-time wins Being A True Underdog is almost laughable to me that being said how much will tradition or the past affect what happens on the field on Saturday I understand why Texas is favored in this game it will be close throughout but I'll give the edge to the team with the known star at quarterback Davis Warren could be really good we already know yours is prediction Texas 27 Michigan 21