Football is officially in the rearview mirror with the conclusion of the NFL season on Sunday, and we are roughly 200 days away from Michigan kicking off its 2026 season at home vs Western Michigan.
But the game the following week at the Big House — a rematch against Oklahoma — is what will grab some of the early-season attention both locally and nationally. Michigan went to Norman in Week 2 last fall and suffered a 24-13 defeat to the Sooners, with its only touchdown of the game coming on a Justice Haynes 75-yard scamper to open the second half.
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New head coach Kyle Whittingham and company will be looking to put up more points than that this time around for the Wolverines, and if the early betting odds are any indication, they should be able to do just that. FanDuel released some way-too-early college football betting lines for the early part of the 2026 season, and that includes Michigan vs Oklahoma. As of this writing (Feb. 11), Michigan is a very slight 1.5-point favorite over Oklahoma, with the over/under set at 45.5.
This betting line will certainly change the week before the game, but it’s good to see how the oddsmakers view Michigan early in the offseason — as a team that is capable of beating a high-quality opponent like the Sooners that are coming off a College Football Playoff appearance and returning starting quarterback John Mateer and a good amount of their production from last season.
What do you think of this way-too-early betting line? If you had free money to wager, who would you bet on? Let us know down in the comments section below.
