Notre Dame Vs Northwestern Odds
Northwestern vs Notre Dame: Vegas Odds and Analysis. Saturday’s underdogs allowed a mediocre Michigan State offense 400+ combined yards on the following weekend, while the Northwestern run-blocking effort hit its low point against the Spartans. But somehow the Wildcats won by 10 points on the road, Thorsen coming alive with 3 touchdown passes. The Badgers are favored by six-points in the latest Northwestern vs. Wisconsin odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 132. UCLA - 125 Years of Notre Dame. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish visit the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field in NCAA Football play. Notre Dame is an eight-point betting favorite. Here’s a preview with trends and odds.
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0) and No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1) will meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal Friday at 4 p.m. ET. While the game is still being called the Rose Bowl, it will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It was moved from Pasadena due to the high number of COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area and because of the ban on fans at sporting events in California. Below, we analyze Alabama-Notre Dame college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Alabama is No. 1 in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, while Notre Dame is No. 4.
Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Money line: Alabama -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100) Notre Dame +800 (bet $100 to win $800)Against the spread/ATS: Alabama -20 (-110) Notre Dame +20 (-110)Over/Under: 65.5 (O: -115 U: -105)Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Three things to know
Alabama returns to the College Football Playoff (CFP) after missing it for the first time last season since its inception in 2015. The Tide, who are 12-5 in bowl games under head coach Nick Saban, are coming off a 52-46 victory over Florida in the SEC Championship Game. QB Mac Jones finished second in the country with 3,739 passing yards, while throwing 32 touchdowns. WR DeVonta Smith – BetMGM‘s favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at -200 – caught 17 TDs and led all wideouts with 1,511 receiving yards. RB Najee Harris scored an NCAA-best 24 rushing touchdowns and ranked third with 1,262 rushing yards.Notre Dame will be making its second CFP appearance – the first was a 30-3 semifinal loss to Clemson in the Sugar Bowl two seasons ago. Speaking of Clemson, these Irish are coming off a 34-10 ACC Championship Game loss to the No. 2 Tigers, snapping a 16-game win streak. They beat then-No. 1 Clemson earlier in the season 47-40 in double overtime in South Bend, but the Tigers were without QB Trevor Lawrence in that first meeting. For the season, Notre Dame QB Ian Book has 2,601 passing yards with 15 TDs, while running for 430 yards and 5 scores. The ground game is led by RB Kyren Williams, who ran for 1,061 yards with 12 TDs, while WRs Javon McKinley (697 receiving yards, 3 TDs) and Ben Skowronek (398, 5) were Book’s top targets. The Irish are 5-4 in bowl games under head coach Brian Kelly.Notre Dame leads the all-time series vs. Alabama 5-2, but the Tide took the last matchup with a 42-14 rout in the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7, 2013.Special College Football Betting Promotion
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Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Alabama 37, Notre Dame 21
Money line (ML)
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PASS. Alabama (-1400) will advance to the Championship Game, but there’s no way you should risk 14 times your potential investment.
Against the spread (ATS)
NOTRE DAME +20 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. Kelly will have the Irish ready to play, and QB Book is too good of a leader to allow the Irish to get embarrassed. Sure, they didn’t look good in the ACC title game, but Clemson had a little bit extra motivation, looking to avenge the regular-season loss.
The Irish will have the “motivation” factor working for them in this one.
ATS records: Alabama 8-3 Notre Dame 5-6
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 65.5 (-105) is the play. It’s no secret that Alabama is a juggernaut on offense. It ranks second in scoring (49.7 PPG) and fifth in total yards (543.9 YPG), but the Irish defense will be the best the Crimson Tide face this season. The Irish D allowed just 18.6 PPG. The Tide will score, but don’t expect them to put up 40 points.
O/U records: Alabama 7-4 Notre Dame 6-5
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| Johnny’s 2020 CFB record / Strongest plays | 17-16 / 9-6 |
| 2020 overall record (all sports) | 178-147-4 |
| Strongest plays (all sports) | 87-61-1 |
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Northwestern University Vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (5-3)
College Football: Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7:15 pm (Ryan Field)
The Line: Northwestern Wildcats +8 -- Over/Under:Click to Get Latest Betting Odds
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Northwestern Wildcats meet Saturday in college football action at Ryan Field.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to build on their 8-0 record to remain in the thick of the college football playoff conversation. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won five of their last seven road games. Ian Book is completing 76.5 percent of his passes for 1,481 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions. Book has two or more touchdown passes in each of his last five games. Miles Boykin and Chris Finke have combined for 908 receiving yards and seven touchdowns while Chase Claypool has 28 receptions. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ground game is averaging 188.5 yards per contest, and Dexter Williams leads the way with 512 yards and seven touchdowns. Defensively, Notre Dame is allowing 19.1 points and 341.3 yards per game. Te'von Coney leads the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with 70 tackles, Jerry Tillery has seven sacks and Jalen Elliott has three interceptions.
The Northwestern Wildcats hope to add to their four-game winning streak to become bowl eligible for a fourth straight season. The Northwestern Wildcats have won six of their last nine home games. Clayton Thorson is completing 60.7 percent of his passes for 2,072 yards, 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Thorson has one or less touchdown passes in seven of his last 10 games. Flynn Nagel and Bennett Skowronek have combined for 1,121 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Cameron Green has 36 receptions. The Northwestern Wildcats ground game is averaging 91.1 yards per contest, and Jeremy Larkin leads the way with 346 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, Northwestern is allowing 23.6 points and 366.8 yards per game. Blake Gallagher leads the Northwestern Wildcats with 78 tackles, Joe Gaziano has 4.5 sacks and JR Pace has three interceptions.
The Fighting Irish are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wildcats are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games in November, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 40-12-1 in Wildcats last 53 home games and the over is 4-1 in Fighting Irish last 5 games overall.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fresh off a solid 22-point win over Navy, but four of their eight wins have come by single digits. The Northwestern Wildcats are finally putting together consistent ball during this four-game winning streak, which includes two wins over ranked teams. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have failed to cover each of their last six games as a favorite of at least seven points. The Northwestern Wildcats have covered five of their last six games as an underdog of at least seven points. Northwestern has been a tough team for me to track given the ups and downs, but they're an extremely well coached team and don't get blown out often. Northwestern also has a lot to play for with a trip to the Big Ten title game possibly within reach. This is likely going to be a very phyiscal game and one that comes down to the fourth quarter. I want points in my pocket.