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#6Indiana at Michigan

Prediction · week 8, 2026 · Sat Oct 24, 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET · Michigan Stadium

Updated Mon Oct 19, 8:04 AM CT

IUIndiana · 6-1 Sat Oct 24, 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET MICHMichigan · 4-2

73%Our win chance27%

Our win chance: Indiana 73% · Michigan 27% · experimental, see how it is tested

The prediction

Our call: Indiana by 9.7Strong

All three models favor Indiana (SP+ from the week 7 snapshot). The line, shown for comparison only, has Indiana by 8.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Indiana by 11.1, Elo has Indiana by 12.1, and Our model has Indiana by 6.0. They are within 6.1 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Indiana +26.7 vs Michigan +13.1 · week 7 ratings
Indiana by 11.1
Elo
Indiana 2088 vs Michigan 1724
Indiana by 12.1
Our model · experimental
Indiana +20.0 vs Michigan +11.5
Indiana by 6
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Indiana by 8.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Indiana by 9.7

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Indiana

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Michigan

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 5 meetings

Michigan leads 62–11 · last: Indiana 20–15, 2024

SeasonResultSite
2024Indiana 20–15Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
2023Michigan 52–7Michigan Stadium
2022Michigan 31–10Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
2021Michigan 29–7Michigan Stadium
2020Indiana 38–21Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

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