Michigan is going to be reintroducing a new starting quarterback in the 2024 Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Sources tell CBS Sports and 247Sports the Wolverines will start Davis Warren at quarterback against Michigan State. Warren started the first three games of the 2024 season before losing his job to Alex Orji, who then lot the job to Jack Tuttle after a few game. Tuttle passes the ball back to Warren after Michigan lost to Illinois, 21-7.
Warren, a former walk-on, threw two touchdowns to six interceptions in his three starts (66.7 completion percentage, 444 yards). Michigan beat Fresno State and Arkansas State with Warren and lost to Texas, 31-12. The Wolverines have not gotten any semblance of a passing game going the year after winning the national championship. Michigan ranks No. 113 nationally in offensive yards per play and No. 133 in yards per attempt, second-worst in college football.
Orji never eclipsed 100 yards passing in any of his three starts, though he was 2-1, beating USC and Minnesota and losing to Washington (a game in which he was pulled). Tuttle threw for 98 yards off the bench against the Huskies and 208 yards on 62% passing in the loss to Illinois.
Michigan is 4-1 at home, and Michigan State is 1-2 on the road. Michigan leads the all-time series 73-38-5.
Kickoff in Ann Arbor is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Michigan is favored by 4.5 points in the latest Michigan State vs. Michigan odds from SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 39.5 points. Before locking in any Michigan vs. Michigan State picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a sizzling 14-7 on all top-rated picks over the past four weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
The model has set its sights on Michigan vs. Michigan State and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the game:
- Michigan vs. Michigan State spread: Michigan -4.5
- Michigan vs. Michigan State over/under: 39.5 points
- Michigan vs. Michigan State money line: Michigan -200, Michigan State +163
- Michigan vs. Michigan State picks: See picks at SportsLine
- Michigan vs. Michigan State streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)