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    Michigan Football Picks vs. No. 10 Indiana

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    A week after taking on the No. 1 team in the country, the Michigan Wolverines have another big task, but this time on the road.

    The Wolverines were outscored by Oregon last week at Michigan Stadium, losing 38-17 as missed opportunities and technical blunders led to the game slipping away. If Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines want a different outcome this week, they will have to play a much cleaner game, as No. 10 Indiana has proven time and time again this year that they are not a team to mess with.

    The Hoosiers are a perfect 9-0 this year in the first season under new head coach Curt Cignetti and are coming off one of, if not the most impressive games they have played so far this year, beating Michigan State 47- Destroying 10 on his home court. Can the Wolverines get a different result? Five Free Press sportswriters have some thoughts on that:

    SCOUTING THE GAME: Michigan Football Prediction, Scouting Report vs. No. 10 Indiana: UM has an upset shot?

    Tony Garcia

    If the front of the jersey said “USC” instead, this team would be in the top five. Cignetti doesn’t mind stepping up, Rourke is a veteran quarterback making his 43rd start and the Hoosiers defense loves to ruin a quarterback’s afternoon (just ask MSU’s Aidan Chiles). Maybe UM will shut it down early, but more likely there will be an outcome that seems inevitable. The choice: Indiana 34, UM 17.

    Carlos Monarrez

    Fans in Bloomington wear Cignetti T-shirts with a logo that resembles the Marlboro cigarette box. Everyone knows smoking is bad for you, but it’s not as harmful as Curt Cignetti’s team will be for the Wolverines this week. It’s a payback game the No. 10 Hoosiers have been waiting for since UM upped the score on them in last year’s 52-7 loss. The choice: Indiana 42, UM 17

    Rainer Sabin

    These are crazy times. Michigan, which defeated Indiana by 45 points last season, is now a big underdog to the Hoosiers. But Curt Cignetti’s team is the real deal, while the Wolverines look nothing like the juggernaut that won the league title last January. Indiana is strong across the board and is among the top 10 teams in the country in both scoring offenses And defense. Michigan has faced top competition this year, losing to Texas and Oregon by an average margin of 20 points.

    The Hoosiers, who won each of their previous nine games by at least two touchdowns, now join the Longhorns and Ducks as College Football Playoff contenders. So the Wolverines better brace themselves. It can be a long afternoon in Bloomington. The choice: Indiana 35, UM 17.

    Jeff Seidel

    Indiana is everything Michigan could have been. The Hoosiers hired a coach with a track record of winning – someone who knows how to build a winning roster. Indiana entered the transfer portal and grabbed an honest, legit quarterback and then bolstered its roster with guys who actually performed in college, bringing in fourteen all-conference (or honorable mention) transfers. Boom – a winner was born, instead of standing and saying: Yes, but we won last year. The choice: Indiana 27, UM 14

    Shawn Windsor

    The Wolverines had the ball with a chance to make it a one-possession game in the fourth quarter against Oregon last week. If they can do that, they can stay with Indiana, especially if Davis Warren starts playing like he did against the Ducks. UM’s quarterback had his best outing. So did his team, and while the Hoosiers don’t quite have the talent that the Ducks do, they ultimately have enough to make a move. The choice: Indiana 26, UM 20.

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