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Michigan Football Bowl Projections: Odds For Wolverines’ 2024-25 Bowl Game
Last season’s national championship for the Michigan Wolverines, the first in Ann Arbor since 1997, brings grand expectations for fans and for Michigan sports betting. First-time head coach Sherrone Moore, who was Jim Harbaugh’s hand-picked heir apparent, takes over inside the Big House for the 2024 season.
Harbaugh departed to coach the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, leaving Michigan on the highest of high notes. The Wolverines went 15-0 and routed Washington in the CFP title game, 34-13, to capture the school’s 12th national title in January.
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Michigan Football Bowl Projections: Odds For Wolverines’ 2024-25 Bowl Game
Bowl | Location | Conference Opponent | Odds | Percentage Chance |
CFP Playoff | TBD | TBD | +105 | 48.8% |
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL | vs. SEC | +300 | 25.0% |
ReliaQuest Bowl | Tampa, FL | vs. SEC | +900 | 10.0% |
Duke’s Mayo Bowl | Charlotte, NC | vs. ACC | +1500 | 6.3% |
Music City Bowl | Nashville, TN | vs. SEC | +1500 | 6.3% |
The Field / No Bowl | +3000 | 3.2% |
2024 Michigan Football Preview
Now Moore, the program’s former offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, looks to keep up with his predecessor’s .781 winning percentage in Ann Arbor.
This year, oddsmakers at DraftKings Sportsbook Michigan give UM +2500 title odds, tied with Notre Dame for 10th nationally. In the expanded 18-team Big Ten, the Wolverines have the fourth-shortest title odds at +600. The league has added UCLA, Southern California, Oregon and Washington this season, helping lead to the demise of the Pac-12.
Moore and Michigan kick off their first full season together on Aug. 31 at the Big House against Fresno State, before closing out the non-conference slate with two more home games against Texas (Sept. 7) and Arkansas State (Sept. 14).
All year long, BetMichigan.com – which offers the best Michigan sportsbook promo codes – will update the Wolverines’ bowl game odds. This week’s inaugural edition forecasts grand things for Moore in his first full season as head coach in Ann Arbor.
Michigan Bowl Projections: Where Wolverines Might Go
Out of the gate, it looks like Michigan is in the driver’s seat to return to the CFP for the fourth year in a row. Moore and the Wolverines have +105 odds on our board to make it back to the Playoff in the first year of its expanded, 12-team format.
DraftKings sees such a result as being in the cards, giving the Wolverines +115 odds of making it into the CFP, ranking ninth nationally. Other Michigan sportsbook apps have similar odds.
Remember, the odds of which bowl the Wolverines will go to are exclusive to BetMichigan.com.
Other non-CFP bowl game possibilities for UM in 2024 include the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, at +300 on our board. Longshots include the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa (+900), then Charlotte’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl and the Music City Bowl in Nashville, both of which are listed at +1500.
Michigan Bowl Game History Since 2019
Year | Bowl | Result |
2023 | CFP Playoff | Win, 34-13 against Washington (also beat Alabama 27-20 in the Rose Bowl) |
2022 | Fiesta Bowl | Loss, 51-45 against TCU (CFP semi) |
2021 | Orange Bowl | Loss, 34-11 against Georgia (CFP semi) |
2020 | No bowl game |
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2019 | Citrus Bowl | Loss, 35-16 against Alabama |
Since 2019, the Wolverines have made a bowl game in each of the non-COVID seasons and qualified for the four-team CFP in 2021, 2022 and 2023. They lost to Georgia (34-11 in 2021) and TCU (51-45 in 2022) before breaking through last season.
The 2019 Citrus Bowl was Michigan’s last non-CFP bowl game, one which the Wolverines lost 35-16 to Alabama to cap a 9-4 campaign.
This year, Moore and company will look to pick up where last year’s squad left off, potentially opening the door to join Georgia (2021-22) as the only repeat champions of the CFP.
Check out Michigan Wolverines odds throughout football season at BetMichigan.com.
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Michigan Bowl Projection FAQ
For the 2024-25 college football season, we project Michigan to play in the 12-team College Football Playoff, in location to be determined. We give this outcome +105 odds (a 48.8% chance).
The regular season has not started so Michigan is not scheduled to play in a bowl yet. The most recent bowl game for the Wolverines was the 2024 College Football Playoff Championship, in which they defeated Washington to win the national title.
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