The No. 25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3) meet the Navy Midshipmen (3-6) Saturday on a neutral field at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ABC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Notre Dame vs. Navy odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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The Fighting Irish picked up a giant win last week against previously unbeaten Clemson, routing the Tigers 35-14 as 4-point home underdogs. Notre Dame moved to No. 20 on the College Football Playoff standings with the victory.
Notre Dame has scored 35 or more points in 3 straight games — all Over results — after opening 5-1 to the Under in its first 6 games.
The Midshipmen have to win out to become eligible for a bowl game, so for all intents and purposes, their postseason begins Saturday. Navy enters just 1-3 SU across its last 4 outings, but it is a respectable 5-2 ATS in the previous 7 games overall.
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Notre Dame vs. Navy odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 9:16 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Notre Dame -900 (bet $900 to win $100) | Navy +570 (bet $100 to win $570)
- Against the spread: Notre Dame -14.5 (-109) | Navy +14.5 (-111)
- Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Notre Dame vs. Navy picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 34, Navy 13
Moneyline
Notre Dame (-900) will cost you 9 times your potential return in this rivalry game in Baltimore.
Navy catches the Irish at absolutely the worst time this season, as Notre Dame enters brimming with confidence after slaying the Tigers. Still, you can’t lay this kind of money on the Irish for such little return.
PASS.
Against the spread
Playing NOTRE DAME -14.5 (-109) has its risks, especially due to that hook. It would be much more attractive laying less than 2 TDs. Still, this is an Irish team which lit up Clemson by 21 points, and Navy +14.5 (-111) has a much less potent offense.
The key here is the Irish rush defense, which holds the opposition to just 124.3 yards per game on the ground, 35th in the nation. The Middies won’t be able to pass themselves back into the game, and it might snowball pretty badly if Navy falls behind early.
Over/Under
OVER 40.5 (-108) is the best play on the board here, so play it pretty heavily.
Notre Dame has a pretty good chance of racking up enough points to make it go Over on its own if the run game simply hits its averages. Notre Dame runs for 195.1 yards per game, 29th in the country. While Navy is also a running team and running usually means the clock keeps moving and get Under results, this is a super low number.
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