The Michigan Wolverines will host the East Carolina Pirates to start their respective 2023 campaigns. Kickoff is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. ET on September 2nd at Michigan Stadium.
East Carolina were ranked 23rd in the nation in total yards last season, having averaged 461.1 per game. Michigan did well in that department too, as they were ranked 24th with an average of 458.8 per game.
East Carolina will be fighting an uphill battle on Saturday as the experts have pegged them as the 36-point underdog. They finished last season with an 8-5 record against the spread.
That disadvantage in the odds might be especially worrying for East Carolina considering the team was a sub-par 2-3 as the underdog last season. A bettor who placed a $100 dollar bet on them to lose every one of the 13 games they played last year would have netted $666.58. Michigan will open their season as the favorite, and the team was 12-0 as such last season.