When the Michigan football team takes the field on Saturday night, the Wolverines will do so as huge favorites in the betting market.

The Wolverines are currently 34.5-point favorites to beat New Mexico in their season opener at Michigan Stadium (7:30 p.m., NBC), a nearly five-touchdown margin that could signal a lopsided victory ahead.

As of Friday afternoon, popular sportsbooks BetMGM , DraftKings and FanDuel were all in alignment on the spread.

Michigan opened at exactly that spot, a 34.5-point favorite, when lines were posted for the game in June. In late-July, the number began ticking up to 35 and 36 before topping out at 37.5 earlier this month.

Since then, the number has fallen back to 34.5, where it sits at nearly every major domestic sportsbook. The projected total for t

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