The No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) will aim for a fourth consecutive victory by hosting the Stanford Cardinal (2-3) on Saturday afternoon. Notre Dame finishes a three-game homestand after a 31-24 win over then-No. 15 Louisville. Stanford pulled off an upset as a 9-point underdog at Syracuse three weeks ago, but suffered blowout losses to then-No. 17 Clemson and Virginia Tech since then. These rivals have split their last 10 meetings, with Notre Dame earning a 56-23 road victory last year.
Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Notre-Dame Stadium. Notre Dame is favored by 23.5 points in the latest Notre Dame vs. Stanford odds, while the over/under is 45 points, according to the SportsLine consensus. Before entering into a Stanford vs. Notre Dame pick, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from SportsLine’s model.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a profit well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks since its inception, and ranks 8-4 on top-rated picks over the two final weeks of this season. Everyone who has followed it has seen solid returns.
The model has set its sights on Stanford vs. Notre Dame. You can head to SportsLine to see his picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the spread, money line and over/under:
- Notre Dame vs. Stanford Spread: Notre Dame -23.5
- Notre Dame vs. Stanford plus/minus: 45.5 points
- Money line Notre Dame vs. Stanford: Notre Dame -2500, Stanford +1129
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Why Notre Dame can cover
Notre Dame’s only loss this season was a shocking home upset against Northern Illinois, but the Fighting Irish looked like College Football Playoff contenders outside of that game. They won three of their other four games by double digits, including road victories over then-No. 20Texas A&M and Purdue. Their last performance was a 31-24 victory over then-No. 15 Louisville, covering the spread as a 6.5-point favorite.
Senior quarterback Riley Leonard completed 17 of 23 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns against the Cardinals. He is also the team’s leading rusher with 374 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 6.3 yards per carry. The Fighting Irish are 10-2 in their last 12 home games and have covered the spread in six of their last eight games. Find out which team to choose here.
Why Stanford can cover
Stanford is coming off back-to-back losses, but it hit the road and beat Syracuse as a 9-point underdog in week three. Junior quarterback Ashton Daniels completed 23 of 38 passes for 178 yards in this game, while the freshman ran. fullback Chris Davis Jr. added 79 yards. Daniels suffered a lower body injury in the loss to Clemson, causing him to miss the Virginia Tech game.
He was questionable before this contest and could return this week. Freshman running back Micah Ford leads Stanford’s ground attack with 223 yards on 46 carries, racking up 122 of those yards at Clemson. Notre Dame has failed to cover the spread in its two games as a double-digit favorite this season. Find out which team to choose here.
How to make choices between Notre Dame and Stanford
The model has simulated Stanford vs. Notre Dame 10,000 times and the results are in. The model leans and it also generated a gap point choice that hits in 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick on SportsLine.
So who wins Notre Dame against Stanford, and which side of the spread reaches 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Stanford vs. Notre Dame spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer model that’s up more than $2,000 on its top-rated college football spread picks since its inception, and find out.