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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 7 1⁄2 point favorites in their noon game Saturday against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, according to oddsmakers at 5Dimes.eu.
The line-setters at Bovada.lv are even more bullish, making the 3-0 Irish eight point favorites as visitors. The over/under — or the predicted number of points oddsmakers believe will be scored in the game by both teams combined — is 60 at Bovada and 60 1⁄2 points at 5Dimes.
SportsInsights says 66 percent of the current slips are taking Notre Dame and laying the points. (This figure does not take into account how much money is bet on each team.)
The OddsShark computer is predicting a 35-33 Irish win, which would pay all bettors holding slips for Notre Dame on the moneyline, Wake Forest against the spread and the over.
If you’re considering betting this game, here are some trends from OddsShark:
- The total has gone over in four of Notre Dame’s last six games on the road.
- Wake Forest is 2-3-1 against the spread in its last six games at home.
- The total has gone under in three of Notre Dame’s last four games vs. Wake Forest, with an average combined score of 49.75. (Last year was the exception to the trend, as the two teams combined for 85 points.)
Week 14 Betting Lines
| Team | Opponent | Time | Date | Network | Spread | Over/under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Opponent | Time | Date | Network | Spread | Over/under |
| Oklahoma | vs. Texas (Arlington, Tex.) | Noon | Saturday | ABC | Favorite by 7.5 | 78 or 79 |
| Virginia Tech | vs. Marshall | Noon | Saturday | ACC Network | Favorite by 4.5 | 53 |
| Stanford | at California | 3 p.m. | Saturday | Pac-12 Networks | Favorite by 2.5 | 48 or 48.5 |
| UCF | vs. Memphis | 3:30 p.m. | Saturday | ABC | Favorite by 3 | 64 or 64.5 |
| Alabama | vs. Georgia (Atlanta) | 4 p.m. | Saturday | CBS | Favorite by 13 or 13.5 | 63.5 or 64 |
| Pittsburgh | vs. Clemson (Charlotte) | 8 p.m. | Saturday | ABC | Underdog by 26.5 or 27 | 53 |
| Northwestern | vs. Ohio State (Indianapolis) | 8 p.m. | Saturday | FOX | Underdog by 14.5 | 60.5 or 61 |
CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS
Week 4 College Football AP Poll (championship odds via @LVSuperBook):
— Covers (@Covers) September 18, 2018
1. Alabama (4/5)
2. Georgia (7/1)
3. Clemson (4/1)
4. Ohio St. (9/2)
5. Oklahoma (20/1)
6. LSU (40/1)
7. Stanford (40/1)
8. Notre Dame (20/1)
9. Auburn (40/1)
10. Penn St. (30/1) pic.twitter.com/bTlVCC8sx1
In the first two weeks, I used championship odds from the South Point Casino in Las Vegas. Those odds haven’t been published anywhere online this week, so we’ll use the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook again as an alternative.
Notre Dame’s odds of winning the 2019 National Championship stay at 20-to-1 following their defeat of the Vanderbilt Commodores. They started at 40-to-1 in the first week of January.
Here are the odds of the Irish’s opponents winning it all:
- Michigan Wolverines: 30-to-1 (Last week: 25-to-1)
- Ball State Cardinals: No line offered
- Vanderbilt: 500-to-1 (Last week: 1000-to-1)
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 9999-to-1 (Last week: 5000-to-1)
- Stanford Cardinal: 40-to-1 (Last week: 60-to-1)
- Virginia Tech Hokies: 100-to-1 (Last week: 60-to-1)
- Pittsburgh Panthers: 500-to-1 (Last week: 2000-to-1)
- Navy Midshipmen: No line offered.
- Northwestern Wildcats: 9999-to-1 (Last week: 1000-to-1)
- Florida State Seminoles: 1000-to-1 (Last week: 200-to-1)
- Syracuse Orange: 300-to-1 (Last week: 1000-to-1)
- USC Trojans: 1000-to-1 (Last week: 100-to-1)
HEISMAN ODDS
Updated odds from @LVSuperBook to win 2018 Heisman Trophy. pic.twitter.com/YjUjSTa16G
— Covers (@Covers) September 18, 2018
I don’t think anyone playing for the Irish — or against them — is winning the Heisman Trophy this year. Oddsmakers at Westgate Las Vegas Superbook are now offering better odds for running back Jafar Armstrong than quarterback Brandon Wimbush.
Heisman Odds
| Player | Opening (6/8) | Week 1 (8/27) | Week 2 (9/4) | Week 3 (9/10) | Week 4 (9/17) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Opening (6/8) | Week 1 (8/27) | Week 2 (9/4) | Week 3 (9/10) | Week 4 (9/17) |
| Bryce Love | 5-to-1 | 9-to-2 | 12-to-1 | 10-to-1 | 25-to-1 |
| Shea Patterson | 20-to-1 | 30-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 100-to-1 | |
| Cam Akers | 25-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 80-to-1 | 300-to-1 | |
| Deondre Francois | 25-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 80-to-1 | 300-to-1 | |
| Brandon Wimbush | 50-to-1 | 40-to-1 | 30-to-1 | 50-to-1 | 100-to-1 |
| J.T. Daniels | 80-to-1 | 100-to-1 | 40-to-1 | 200-to-1 | |
| Stephen Carr | 100-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 200-to-1 | 500-to-1 | |
| Jafar Armstrong | 300-to-1 | 50-to-1 | 60-to-1 | 60-to-1 | |
| Eric Dungey | 50-to-1 | 100-to-1 |