Despite a poor showing at Illinois, the Wolverines remain favored over the Spartans heading into their annual rivalry

Michigan may be riding a two-game losing streak, but that hasn’t kept the oddsmakers from considering it a favorite against the in-state rival. The 4-3 Wolverines, who fell out of the AP Top-25 poll this week for the first time in more than three years,

According to the new odds that just dropped from BetMGM, Michigan State football will start the week as nearly a touchdown underdog to their rival Michigan Wolverines next weekend in Ann Arbor, with the line set at -6.

Michigan football held on for as long as it could but with a third loss in the 2024 season, the Wolverines dropped out of the polls, not the least the one led by the coaches across college football. In the latest US LBM Coaches Poll,

Michigan football is unranked for the first time in more than three years. The Wolverines fell out of the AP Top-25 poll this week after losing to Illinois on Saturday, 21-7, and dropping to 4-3 on the season.

The Michigan Wolverines entered the matchup with Illinois ranked within the top 25 in both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll. But following an embarrassing 21-7 loss on Saturday (their third loss of the season),