College Football Week 1 betting action sees the No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the Rice Owls on Aug. 30, at Notre Dame Stadium. Cappers Picks provides free College football handicapping tips all season long.
Few college football programs are as well positioned for the rapidly changing landscape of the sport as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Unbeaten No. 2 Syracuse puts its record on the line on Monday, when it hosts Notre Dame at the Carrier Dome.
The Blue Devils are looking good and are probably getting better. They have won 5 straight but this is their first true road game of the season, which I think it significant given that their top player is a freshman.
Settling for a middling finish after running the table during the 2012 regular season, Notre Dame is hoping that the New Era Pinstripe Bowl can give their senior class a shot at going out in a blaze of glory.
Settling for a middling finish after running the table during the 2012 regular season, Notre Dame is hoping that the New Era Pinstripe Bowl can give their senior class a shot at going out in a blaze of glory.
The Stanford Cardinal have locked up a spot in the Pac-12 championship with the Oregon Ducks’ loss last weekend, but there’s still rankings and bragging rights on the line this week against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
This is a nice late season battle for both of these teams. Neither of these teams is in contention for the BCS Championship but these are proud programs who will be up to try and best the other.
The 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been winning plenty of close games of late, and one of their most tightly contested games on last season’s run to a perfect regular season came against the Pittsburgh Panthers, who they will again meet this weekend.
The Navy Midshipmen will take their tricky and effective option on the road to face a No. 25 Fighting Irish team that will look to destroy another one of America’s armed forces on Saturday in South Bend.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish may not be having the season they had in 2012, but they can find solace in one simple fact: They’ve been much better than their Week 9 opponent, the Air Force Falcons. On the year, Notre Dame is 5-2 while Air Force is just 1-6.
The latest chapter in the storied rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and USC Trojans will be written on Saturday when the teams face off in South Bend. Notre Dame came out on top in last year’s meeting, but haven’t beaten USC at home since 2001, losing five in a row to the Trojans in South Beach.
The Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face off on Saturday at the Big House. Michigan rolled over the Central Michigan Chippewas 59-9 in their season opener, while the Irish made quick work of Temple, dispatching the Owls 28-6.
The Temple Owls will open at Notre Dame on national TV on August 31, hoping to take the new Midwest-dominated American Athletic Conference by storm.
A surprise trip to the BCS National Championship Game has all eyes back on one of college football’s most storied programs, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face a tall order in replicating last year’s feat.
Crimson Tide vs. Fighting Irish College Football Spread/Handicapping
Well it is finally here. Two big brand names but still debate over whether these are the two most deserving schools (at least for me). Probably a defensive battle but with so much time to prepare who knows
#2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) vs. #1 Notre Dame (12-0)
Monday January 7
Sun Life Stadium – Miami, FL
8:30
Moneyline: Alabama -345, Notre Dame +315 at SportsBettingOnline.ag
Spread: Alabama -9.5
O/U: 40.5
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Alabama is probably the most talented team in the nation. They always do well in recruiting rankings and now that mock drafts are the rage they are looking good there too.
The amazing thing is that they almost didn’t make it here. Johnny Heisman knocked them down earlier in the season and the Bulldogs nearly had their number in the SEC Championship.
Both of those teams have a nice mix of offensive talent to challenge their defense…The defense gets a lot of praise but the offense is very good too – they averaged 38ppg.
Its not flashy but the best offensive line in football paved the way for two 1000 yard rushers, Eddie Lacy and freshman T.J. Yeldon both averaged 6.5 yards per carry.
That line also gave QB A.J. McCarron time to complete nearly 70% of his passes. He makes few mistakes too (just 3 interceptions on the season)…Despite the one loss the Crimson Tide are heavy favourites at -9.5.
Alabama has been a poor bet this season at just 6-7 ATS including 1-4 ATS down the stretch.
This could be a tight defensive struggle but it could also be another examples of Bama’s recent dominance.
The last and only undefeated team in the nation is Notre Dame. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Technically you can’t argue with their selection to the Championship game but for me they don’t pass the sight test for me. Their regular season had some nice wins but also some head scratchers, I think only one of their conquests, Stanford, lived up to expectations this season…
Statistically the defense has been a monster with linebacker Manti Te’o gaining lots of attention and finishing second in the Heisman race.
Its the offense led by QB Everett Golson that has everyone questioning this team.
They run the ball alright and have QB Tommy Rees as closer but it is hardly a good offensive team that is likely to struggle against Alabama…In addition to having strong defenses another trait the Irish have in common is a poor ATS record, just 7-6. That has been primarily because of their poor offensive showings.
It affected them as favourites with big numbers but I think it will do the same in this one too.
They might not be able to keep this one close.
Spread Pick: Alabama -9.5
O/U Pick: Over
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