The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-2) and Stanford Cardinal (4-7) play Saturday at Stanford Stadium at 4 p.m. ET. We analyze the Notre Dame-Stanford odds and betting lines while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.
Notre Dame at Stanford: Three things you need to know
1. Notre Dame has won its last three games by 31, 32 and 33 points respectively. Last week’s win was a 40-7 rout of Boston College keyed by 24 unanswered points by the Irish in the second half.
2. Stanford fell to California to lose the “Axe” for the first time in 10 years. The Cardinal have lost three straight.
3. The last time Notre Dame won at Stanford was in 2007 — Jim Harbaugh’sfirst year at Stanford.
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Notre Dame at Stanford: Odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 9:20 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Notre Dame 31, Stanford 17
Moneyline (ML)
Notre Dame is laying -834 on the moneyline.
Stanford (+500) must run often to keep Notre Dame off the field and set up the passing attack. Notre Dame’s main weakness is stopping the run but Stanford barely tops 100 yards per contest on the ground. Furthermore, Notre Dame has too many offensive weapons not to win here.
The odds are too chalky with a $10 bet fetching a profit of only $1.20. PASS.
Against the Spread (ATS)
Notre Dame is just 7-4 against the spread overall and 2-2 ATS away from home, coming in at 0.6 points per game above the cover line. Stanford is 3-3 ATS at home and exceeds the cover by 0.9 points per contest.
Back the CARDINAL (+16.5, -115). Irish QB Ian Book and Notre Dame have looked great in their last three games but this one will be closer than expected at Stanford.
Over/Under (O/U)
The projected total is 46.5. This will be razor-thin close and all depends on Notre Dame. If the Irish come out with a purpose and play downhill, the Over hits easily. If Stanford controls things early, then the Under is very likely. A little more of Column A will be enough to push the OVER (-106).
That pick will make a profit of $9.43 on a $10 bet Saturday if the two teams combine for 47 or more points.
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