Michigan football will return home next weekend as double-digit betting favorites in the eyes of oddsmakers.

The 20th-ranked Wolverines opened as 16-point favorites in Las Vegas for Saturday’s Big Ten showdown vs. Wisconsin (Noon, FOX), and bookmakers have since inched higher.

As of this writing, Michigan sits as consensus 16.5-point favorites at BetMGM , DraftKings and FanDuel , a healthy margin for a one-loss team going up against a conference foe.

But that’s the nature of where things stand with Wisconsin (2-2), a team reeling after back-to-back losses to Alabama and Maryland. The loss to the Terrapins on Sept. 20, a game played in Madison, ended with the Badgers faithful chanting for the firing of head coach Luke Fickell.

The total for the game is set at 41.5 points across th

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