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Week 14: Fighting Irish vs Trojans

Week 14 college betting action sees the Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the USC Trojans. Cappers Picks provides free college football handicapping tips all season long.

Entering this contest, the fighting Irish are coming off a disappointing three-point loss to the Louisville Cardinal. The final score was 31-28.

College Football Odds

Notre Dame (7-4) vs. USC (7-4)
Saturday, Nov. 29
3:30 PM ET
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
College Football Betting Lines: USC -7
College Football O/U: 62.5
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The Trojans are also coming off a disappointing loss, but in less dramatic fashion. They lost to the then-ranked No. 9 UCLA Bruins 38-20.

Notre Dame

The Fighting Irish have made a living off of passing the ball this season. They’re 16th in the country in passing yards gained, compiling 298.2 yards per game in that particular category.

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Those yards, combined with the 155.1 yards per game gained on the ground (75th in the country), have combined for 34.7 points per contest — the 34th-best mark in the nation.

Luckily for the Fighting Irish, they’re going up against a team that is downright awful at defending the pass. Despite being 30th in rushing yards allowed, USC is just 112th defending the pass.

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The Trojans are giving up 267.5 yards per game through the air, which will allow Notre Dame to play the kind of game it wants to play, even in a hostile road environment.

USC

Like Notre Dame, USC is making a living this season through the air. Despite gaining just 153.9 yards per game on the ground — the 78th-best mark in the nation — the team is accumulating 287.5 yards per game through the air.

That mark is good enough for 20th in the nation, and it’s the main reason the team is scoring 33.8 points per contest — the 36th-best number in the country.

Luckily for USC, Notre Dame is better at defending the run than defending the pass. Unfortunately, they’re going up against a team that is better at defending the pass than they are.

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This one could come down to which team defends the pass better for 60 minutes.

NCAA Football Handicapping Trends:

  • Under is 9-2 in Notre Dame’s last 11 vs. Pac-12
  • Notre Dame is 6-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record
  • Under is 13-5-1 in Notre Dame’s last 19 road games
  • USC is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 home games
  • Under is 39-19-2 in USC’s last 60 home games
  • Favorite is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 meetings

Week 14 NCAA Football

Neither team is riding a lot of momentum going into this contest. Notre Dame has lost its last three, while the Trojans fell hard to rival USC.

In this one, expect a close game. This is the final regular season game, and both need a victory to hold their heads high in an otherwise disappointing year.

4* Free NCAA Betting Pick Notre Dame +7

Whether the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can pull off a win, this one should be decided by less than a touchdown. Look for this one to be close all the way until the clock strikes zero.

Check out our Updated College Football Week 14 Odds.

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