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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are currently 21 point favorites in their Saturday home game against the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-3), according to oddsmakers.
The over/under, or the predicted number of points oddsmakers believe will be scored in the game by both teams combined, is 57. That suggests a 39-18 Irish win.
The OddsShark computer is predicting a tighter result, with the Irish prevailing 32.6 to 21.9. That means bettors holding tickets for Notre Dame on the moneyline, Pittsburgh against the spread and the under would cash.
If you are considering betting this game, here are some trends (courtesy of OddsShark):
- Pitttsburgh is 2-4-2 against the spread in its last eight games on the road.
- The total has gone under in seven of Pittsburgh’s last eight games on the road.
- The total has gone under in five of Notre Dame’s last six games at home.
- Notre Dame is 1-3-1 against the spread in its last five games when playing Pittsburgh. The Irish are also 1-3-1 against the spread in their last five home games against the Panthers.
- The total has gone under in four of the last six games when Notre Dame plays Pittsburgh.
Spreads for Notre Dame’s 2018 Opponents
| Team | Record ATS | Opponent | Time | Date | Network | Spread | Over/under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Record ATS | Opponent | Time | Date | Network | Spread | Over/under |
| Michigan Wolverines | 5-3 | No game | --- | --- | --- | No line | No line |
| Ball State Cardinals | 3-4 | at Ohio | 7 p.m. | Thursday | CBS Sports Network | Underdog by 10 | 64 |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | 4-3 | at Arkansas | Noon | Saturday | SEC Network | Favorite by 2 | 52.5 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 1-4-1 | at Louisville | Noon | Saturday | Regional Sports Network | Underdog by 2.5 | 65 |
| Stanford Cardinal | 4-2 | vs. Washington St. | 7 p.m. | Saturday | Pac-12 Network | Favorite by 3 | 54.5 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | 2-3 | vs. Georgia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | Thursday | ESPN | Favorite by 3 | 58.5 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | 3-3 | vs. Duke | 3:30 p.m. | Saturday | Regional Sports Network | Underdog by 2.5 | 47 |
| Navy Midshipmen | 1-4-1 | vs. Notre Dame | 8 p.m. | Saturday | CBS | Underdog by 24 | 54.5 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 3-4 | vs. Wisconsin | Noon | Saturday | Big Ten Network | Underdog by 6.5 | 51.5 |
| Florida State Seminoles | 3-3 | vs. Clemson | Noon | Saturday | ABC | Underdog by 17 | 51 |
| Syracuse Orange | 4-2 | vs. N.C. State | 7 p.m. | Saturday | ESPN2 | Underdog by 2 | 63.5 |
| USC Trojans | 2-5 | vs. Arizona St. | 3:30 p.m. | Saturday | ABC/ESPN2 | Favorite by 6.5 | 54 |
CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
The Irish improved their odds at Westgate Superbook to 8-to-1 following their beatdown of the Virginia Tech Hokies. Notre Dame now has an 11.11 percent implied probability of winning the championship, according to the professionals. (The Alabama Crimson Tide are at 69 percent implied probability, in case you were wondering.)
Championship Odds at Westgate Sportsbook
| Team | Preseason (8/13) | Week 14 (11/26) |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Preseason (8/13) | Week 14 (11/26) |
| Notre Dame | 30-to-1 | 12-to-1 |
| Alabama | 7-to-4 | 2-to-5 |
| Clemson | 4-to-1 | 7-to-2 |
| Ohio State | 6-to-1 | 20-to-1 |
| Georgia | 6-to-1 | 12-to-1 |
| Oklahoma | 20-to-1 | 20-to-1 |
| UCF | Off the board | 1000-to-1 |
HEISMAN ODDS
I hope you got Dwayne Haskins at 25-to-1, because the Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback is the only person I can see winning the Heisman Trophy besides Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa.
It’s Tua’s world right now, though, and we’re just living in it.
You can still place action on Notre Dame’s Brandon Wimbush or Jafar Armstrong, according to The Action Network. Wimbush, three weeks into his benching, is at 2000-to-1 odds. Armstrong, two weeks into the knee infection that has sidelined him, is still at 300-to-1.
The strongest candidate among Notre Dame’s opponents is still the Stanford Cardinal’s Bryce Love at 100-to-1, although he’s now missed two games.
Heisman Odds at Westgate Superbook
| Player | Opening (6/8) | Week 1 (8/27) | Week 2 (9/4) | Week 3 (9/10) | Week 4 (9/17) | Week 5 (9/24) | Week 6 (10/1) | Week 7 (10/8) | Week 8 (10/15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Opening (6/8) | Week 1 (8/27) | Week 2 (9/4) | Week 3 (9/10) | Week 4 (9/17) | Week 5 (9/24) | Week 6 (10/1) | Week 7 (10/8) | Week 8 (10/15) |
| Bryce Love | 5-to-1 | 9-to-2 | 12-to-1 | 10-to-1 | 25-to-1 | 30-to-1 | 40-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 100-to-1 |
| Shea Patterson | 20-to-1 | 30-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 |
| Cam Akers | 25-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 80-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 1000-to-1 | 1000-to-1 |
| Deondre Francois | 25-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 80-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 1000-to-1 | 1000-to-1 |
| Brandon Wimbush | 50-to-1 | 40-to-1 | 30-to-1 | 50-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 2000-to-1 | 2000-to-1 |
| J.T. Daniels | 80-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 40-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 |
| Stephen Carr | 100-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 500-to-1 | 1000-to-1 |
| Jafar Armstrong | 300-to-1 | 50-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 |
| Eric Dungey | No line | No line | No line | No line | 100-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 300-to-1 | 300-to-1 |