The Marshall Thundering Herd (1-0) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1) meet Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Marshall at Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Marshall rolled up a 55-3 victory against Norfolk State of the FCS last week. The Thundering Herd covered as 40-point favorites with the Under of 59 just coming in. They finished with 380 rushing yards and 232 passing yards.
The Fighting Irish held a 10-7 lead at halftime on the road against Ohio State last Saturday in a top-5 showdown, but the Irish withered in the 2nd half and lost 21-10. This is Notre Dame’s first meeting in program history against Marshall, and the first time playing a Sun Belt Conference opponent.
Notre Dame is No. 9 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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Marshall at Notre Dame odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Marshall +800 (bet $100 to win $800) | Notre Dame -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marshall +20.5 (-108) | Notre Dame -20.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Marshall at Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 41, Marshall 17
Money line
Notre Dame (-1400) is just way too expensive, as the return is so minimal. The Irish should bounce back and roll to a victory after the Buckeyes loss, but betting these kind of heavy favorites over the long term is a losing proposition.
PASS.
Against the spread
NOTRE DAME -20.5 (-112) looked sharp at times in its opener, holding a powerful Ohio State offense to just 7 points in the 1st half, and 21 points for the game. The Fighting Irish appear primed and ready to bounce back and completely throw a blanket on an undersized Marshall team.
The Thundering Herd posted impressive numbers last week, but there is a big difference between the athletes at Norfolk State and the athletes at Notre Dame.
Over/Under
OVER 50.5 (-112) is the way to go.
While the Notre Dame defense should be able to limit the Marshall offense from doing much of anything, the Irish offense should come alive and move the ball well. I think the Irish do a lot of the heavy lifting, and nearly take care of this Over on their own.
All trends point to the Under, but sometimes you simply need to pay them no mind and go with gut instinct. … And gut instinct says that the Irish are angry, going to score early and often, and roll to a big win at home.
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