Free Week 2 Prediction: Cardinals vs Fighting Irish Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 2
(1-0) Ball State Cardinals vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0)
Date: Saturday, September 8th 2018
Time: 10:00 pm EST
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
NCAA Football Spread: Notre Dame -33.5
NCAA Betting Total: 61.5
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Notre Dame made a statement last Saturday night as they beat the Michigan Wolverines. The Fighting Irish jumped all over Michigan early and they kept them down long enough to hold on to a 24-17 victory at home.
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Ball State won their opener, as well to much less fanfare.
Ball State Cardinals
The Ball State Cardinals suffered a bunch of injuries last season. This is a veteran team that is healthy now and they showed it with a 42-6 victory versus Central Conn State.
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That may not mean a whole lot, but I’ll put it this way, they were only 18 point favorites and they easily covered. Halfback James Gilbert ran for 100 yards on the nose last week, and he missed virtually the entire season last year.
Gilbert is a halfback that ran for 1,332 yards and 12 touchdowns his sophomore year. Quarterback Riley Neal was in the same boat, he started his first two years at Ball State before his season last year was significantly cut short.
This is a program that has never faced Notre Dame and they will most certainly be fired up for the opportunity to take on their in-state rival. This is a team that has some weapons here and there. They won’t beat the Fighting Irish, but it should be a close game early on.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
After coming off an emotional victory over the Michigan Wolverines, the Fighting Irish have to get back to work and get ready to play the Ball State Cardinals.
It’s going to be a tough task and how they play early on will decide whether or not they cover the spread. They should win the game, that shouldn’t be a problem. They have a ton of talent and all that, it’s all about whether or not they get off to a good enough start to cover the spread.
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I’m banking on Notre Dame still being a bit slow on the up tick and the Ball State Cardinals probably don’t excite them. They’ll come out sluggish early on, but then eventually pull away from the Cardinals.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Ball State is 2-7 ATS in their last nine games
- Notre Dame is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games
- Notre Dame is 5-2 ATS at home in their last seven home games
- Ball State is 1-4 on the road in their last five road games
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I think it’ll be close and a nail biter in terms of covering the spread, but I think Ball State will get it done. The first couple of drives by each team will be the difference in my eyes.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Ball State +33.5
If Notre Dame comes out slow and hungover from their loss to the Wolverines then they should struggle early before waking up some time in the first half and carrying that over in the second half.
I do think Ball State being fired up will give them an advantage early, but class will tell over time, Notre Dame will eventually win and start pulling away, but 33.5 might be a bit too steep. I’ll take the Cardinals in this one.
Week 2 Free Score Prediction: Notre Dame 45 – Ball State 17
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