First look: BYU vs. Notre Dame odds and lines

Looking at Saturday’s BYU Cougars vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish college football odds, lines and trends. Here’s what you need to know.

The BYU Cougars (4-1) meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-2) Saturday in Las Vegas with kickoff from Allegiant Stadium slated for 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC). Below, we look at BYU vs. Notre Dame odds from Tipico Sportsbook; check back for all our college football picks and predictions.

Notre Dame has gotten off to a rocky start after being No. 5 in the preseason rankings. After a tough 21-10 loss to Ohio State in Week 1, the Irish were upset at home 26-21 by Marshall. Notre Dame has rallied with 2 straight wins — 24-17 vs. California and 45-32 vs. North Carolina.

BYU started strong with a 50-21 win in Week 1 over South Florida and a 26-20 double-overtime win in Week 2 vs. then-No. 9 Baylor. However, that strong start was halted in a 41-20 Week 3 blowout loss to then-No. 25 Oregon. Since the loss, BYU has won 2 straight — 38-24 vs. Wyoming and 38-26 vs. Utah State.

BYU is No. 16 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

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BYU vs. Notre Dame odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 11:47 p.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML):  BYU +122 (bet $100 to win $122) | Notre Dame -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): BYU +2.5 (+100) | Notre Dame -2.5 (-120)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

2022 betting stats

  • ML: BYU 5-0 | Notre Dame 2-2
  • ATS: BYU 2-3 | Notre Dame 2-2
  • O/U: BYU 4-1 | Notre Dame 1-3

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BYU vs. Notre Dame head-to-head

The Cougars are expected to lose this game if you listen to oddsmakers and ESPN, but I disagree. The Cougars are scoring a whopping 34.4 points per game to Notre Dame’s 25 and they are only allowing 2 more points per game than Notre Dame. BYU comes into this game as the ranked team, but also the underdog, and because of that I would feel very safe betting on the Cougars moneyline in this game.

BYU QB Jaren Hall has thrown for 1,438 yard and 12 TDs and only 1 INT. He is playing alongside talented RB Cristopher Brooks and star WR Keanu Hill. They are often beating opponents by 2-plus scores and I don’t see this Notre Dame team, which hasn’t played quality competition outside of Ohio State, being able to contain this offense for the full game.

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