Michigan's offense looked fantastic last week but lost its best receiver Ronnie Bell in the process. That will hurt them in the passing game against a stout Washington defense. Furthermore, the Huskies defense has always done an excellent job of disguising looks and blitzes pre-snap, which will pose problems for Michigan's young QBs. As for Washington's offense, I'm not even sure it wants to score points. I think it's primary purpose is giving the defense time to catch its breath.

I'm going to bet this game now in case it rises to Wolverines -7. We don't want to overreact too much to Week 1, but Washington was completely inept offensively in a shocking home loss to FCS school Montana and apparently will not change QBs. The Huskies played without their top three receivers and from what I'm reading, it's more likely than not they miss this game, too. A fourth WR suffered a major injury early vs. Montana and is out. UW's best defender, Zion Tupuola-Fetui, remains out. Michigan did lose top wideout Ronnie Bell for the season in its Week 1 win over Western Michigan, but the Wolverines still should have enough at home to prevail here by at least a TD (expect a defensive battle). The Huskies are 1-8 ATS in their past nine as dogs.