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Drake Lindsey and Minnesota are home underdogs against Michigan.

Michigan Wolverines vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers betting odds, how to watch, key players to watch, and college football picks for Saturday, Oct. 3.
Drake Lindsey and Minnesota are home underdogs against Michigan.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are looking to stay hot when they host the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Gophers pulled off the upset as +12.5 underdogs at Washington last week, hanging on for a 27-24 victory.

On the flip side, Michigan suffered its first loss of the season in a 20-19 decision to Iowa that came down to the final play.

The Wolverines are looking to get back on track against a school they dominate. Michigan has won the last five meetings in this matchup, most recently in 2024 and 2023.

Let’s take a look at the odds, players to watch and my prediction for this Week 5 matchup.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Drake Lindsey has settled in at quarterback over the last few weeks. After throwing just one touchdown in his first two games, he’s thrown for 204 yards and three scores in each of the last two games.

Lindsey is a second-year starter at Minnesota after completing four of five passes for 50 yards and a touchdown in his freshman season. He completed 63.2% of his passes for 2,382 yards and 18 touchdowns with six interceptions in his first full year as the starter last season.

Lindsey and the Gophers will look to build on last week’s upset win at Washington.

This should be an interesting matchup on Saturday afternoon. Michigan is looking to erase last week’s last second loss to Iowa, while Minnesota is hoping to ride the momentum of its upset road victory.

Michigan is clearly the better team, and favored for a reason, but this line feels a few points too high given the situation.

The Wolverines barely escaped in Week 1 against Western Michigan then couldn’t pull it out last week.

I’ll back the Gophers to stay golden as home underdogs on Saturday afternoon.

Pick: Minnesota +5.5 (-110)

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It was published on October 2, 2026 and last updated on October 9, 2026. The time of the story is shown in your own time zone on the page.

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