2026 Week 3
UTEP at Michigan
Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Michigan Stadium
UTEP
Mountain West
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -17.5
- National rank
- 129
- Proj. wins
- 3.7
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Michigan
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 12.4
- National rank
- 25
- Proj. wins
- 6.7
- Playoff prob.
- 2%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
UTEP
2%
Michigan
98%
Michigan 90% CI: 97% – 99% Δ rating 29.9
Michigan is the model's favorite at 98%. UTEP has a 2% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.8 rating points baked in for Michigan — venue-specific learned value (n=67 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
UTEP offense
33 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Michigan offense
34 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 18, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Michigan Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No