The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 21-16 on Saturday night to improve to 7-2 on the season.

Here are key takeaways from Michigan’s win.

Purdue came into the game 2-6, and while the Boilermakers deserve credit for making this a dog fight, the game was a lot closer than it should have been. Michigan had two turnovers in the red zone that took points off the board, and defensively, they allowed Purdue to control the clock for large swaths of the game. Michigan was favored by over 20 points against Purdue, and while betting odds don’t mean much, they do gauge the talent thresholds of respective teams.

After a dominating performance against Washington, Michigan was average against Michigan State and put together an even less cohesive effort against Purdue. While a win i

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