The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish head to San Diego to take on the Navy Midshipmen this Saturday, with the sportsbooks making them odds favorites of over three touchdowns.
The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 8-0 straight up and 5-3 against the spread over their last eight games. The Fighting Irish will try to keep their undefeated season alive this Saturday night when they clash with the Navy Midshipmen.
Notre Dame is a 23.5-point betting favorite in San Diego at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. While the Fighting Irish are 6-1 SU in their last seven games against
Navy they are just 1-4 ATS in the last five games of this head-to-head series.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Navy Midshipmen
When: Saturday, October 27, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California
Betting Line / Total: Notre Dame -23.5 / 54.5 Points
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
After racking up 46.3 points per game in a 3-0 SU and ATS stretch in their previous three games, the Fighting Irish stalled on offense in a too-close-for-comfort 19-14 win over Pittsburgh.
Ian Book threw two interceptions in the game, but he came through when it counted to lead Notre Dame on a touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to stay unbeaten. Notre Dame has had a bye week to work on its mistakes and to prepare for the final five games of the season.
The Fighting Irish are 7-0 SU and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games coming out of a bye week per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Navy Midshipmen
Navy has won at least five games in each of its last 15 seasons and has gone bowling with at least seven wins in 14 of those 15 seasons. That string of success is very much in jeopardy this season as the Midshipmen are only 2-5 SU and 1-6 ATS through seven games and have a brutal upcoming stretch against Notre Dame, at Cincinnati and at UCF.
The Midshipmen have been bogged down by a defense that has allowed 420 yards per game and 34.3 points per game. Navy is 0-5 ATS over its last five games.
Saturday’s total is set at 54.5. The OVER is 6-2 in the last eight meetings between Notre Dame and Navy.
Four of the last five games between these two teams have been decided by 10 points or less. Navy generally gives Notre Dame some trouble, but with the Fighting Irish entering this game off of a bye week and the struggles the Midshipmen have had this season, this game may buck that trend.
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