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Miami (Ohio) Redhawks at Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Saturday, September 13, 2014 3:30 PM

Miami (Ohio) 10
Michigan 34
49.5
-32
Final

Redhawks Wolverines Game Recap



Michigan 34, Miami (Ohio) 10: Derrick Green rushed for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the host Wolverines pulled away in the second half.

Devin Gardner threw for 184 yards with two scores and an interception for Michigan (2-1), which overcame some early turnover issues to win its 18th straight non-conference home game. Amara Darboh hauled in six passes for 88 yards and a touchdown and tight end Jake Butt added a scoring reception to help the Wolverines rebound from last week's drubbing at Notre Dame.

Andrew Hendrix finished 12-of-26 for 165 yards with one TD and one interception for the RedHawks (0-3), who skidded to their 19th consecutive defeat dating to October 2012. Dawan Scott caught a second-quarter scoring pass before Miami surrendered 24 unanswered points.

Cornerback Jourdan Lewis' interception set up Michigan's first touchdown, a 17-yard pass from Gardner to Darboh to make it 10-0 with 7:00 left in the opening quarter, but the Wolverines committed three turnovers in five minutes to let the visitors back in the game. Kaleb Patterson booted a 26-yard field goal before Hendrix capped a short drive with a 3-yard pass to Scott to tie it midway through the second quarter.

Green plowed in from the 1-yard line with 4:26 left in the second quarter to give Michigan a 17-10 edge at intermission and Gardner lofted a pass to a wide-open Butt down the left sideline for a 14-point lead with 3:44 left in the third. After Miami turned the ball over on downs, the Wolverines handed the keys to Green, who carried eight times on their next drive and scored from 12 yards to extend the lead to 31-10 with 9:50 to play.

NOTEBOOK: Green went over 100 yards for the second time, following his career-best 170-yard performance versus Appalachian State in the season opener. ... The RedHawks managed only 33 yards on the ground in falling to 0-6 against Michigan, with Spencer McInnis putting up a team-high 12 on six carries. ... Wolverines WR Devin Funchess, who had 16 receptions and three TDs in the first two games, did not dress after suffering a leg injury in last week's loss at Notre Dame.

Preview: Miami (Ohio) Redhawks at Michigan Wolverines


Michigan has been involved in a pair of lopsided routs in its first two games but the Wolverines hope to show their Week 1 performance was more indicative of the team's talent level than last week's drubbing at Notre Dame. Michigan couldn't have hand-picked a better opponent for a bounce-back effort than visiting Miami (Ohio), who will come to town riding an 18-game losing streak. The Wolverines' 31-0 loss to Notre Dame marked their first shutout defeat since 1984.

Quarterback Devin Gardner and wide receiver Devin Funchess played superbly in the season-opening romp over Appalachian State, hooking up for three scoring passes, but both were shaken up at the end of last week's loss, leaving coach Brady Hoke to defend the decision to have them on the field. "We're going to fight to the finish in every game," Hoke said. "Those are lessons you can teach your team, that we're going to compete until the last second of that game." The RedHawks have opened with a pair of home losses, including last week's setback to FCS opponent Eastern Kentucky, and now hit the road for the next three games.

TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network. LINE: Michigan -31

ABOUT MIAMI (OHIO) (0-2): The RedHawks dominated Eastern Kentucky but quarterback Andrew Hendrix negated a 359-yard passing performance by getting picked off three times as part of six turnovers to keep the lengthy losing streak intact. "We had a lot of self-inflicted wounds," first-year coach Chuck Martin said. "It didn’t look like we weren’t in complete control everywhere except the scoreboard. In the fourth quarter, they got a little tight. They’re not used to winning." Hendrix has thrown for 677 yards and his top targets are David Frazier and Rokeem Williams, who each went over 100 yards receiver last week.

ABOUT MICHIGAN (1-1): After completing 13-of-14 passes in limited action in the opener, Gardner took a big step back against the Fighting Irish by committing four turnover, including three interceptions while throwing for only 189 yards. Funchess followed up his stellar Week 1 performance by hauling in a career-high nine catches for 107 yards but a running game that amassed 350 yards on the ground against Appalachian State was bottled up to the tune of 100 yards on 35 carries versus Notre Dame. Michigan's defense allowed three long TD drives in the opening half but did limit the Fighting Irish to 280 total yards.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Wolverines are 5-0 against Miami and have won 17 straight non-conference home games.

2. Despite their recent woes, the RedHawks are the Mid-American Conference's all-time leader in wins (668), league titles (15), bowl appearances (10) and bowl wins (seven).

3. Michigan is 0-7 when rushing for 100 yards or fewer over the past three seasons.

PREDICTION: Michigan 41, Miami (Ohio) 13
Away Spread Consensus 38% Redhawks (32.0) Home Spread Consensus 62% Wolverines (-32.0)
Total Over Consensus 67% Over (49.5) Total Under Consensus 33% Under (49.5)
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Wagering Trends

  • Wolverines are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0.
  • Redhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0.
  • Redhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite of 0.5-3.0.
  • Redhawks are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog of 0.5-3.0.
  • Over is 4-0 in Wolverines last 4 games as a home underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Over is 5-0 in Wolverines last 5 games as a home underdog.
  • Under is 4-0 in Wolverines last 4 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Under is 4-0 in Wolverines last 4 games as an underdog of 0.5-3.0.
  • Under is 4-0 in Redhawks last 4 games as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Under is 4-0 in Redhawks last 4 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Under is 5-0 in Redhawks last 5 games as a favorite of 10.5 or greater.

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