The expanded College Football Playoff has served to enhance the drama during the regular season, with just about every matchup between ranked opponents having some bearing on the CFP picture. On Saturday, No. 6 Notre Dame will battle No. 19 Army for a contest that few could have imagined would have CFP implications for both sides before the season. The Fighting Irish are 9-1 on the season and haven't been seriously challenged in nearly two months, while Army (9-0) is one of only three remaining unbeaten teams in Division I.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The Fighting Irish are favored by 14.5 points in the latest Notre Dame vs. Army odds and the over/under is 44.5 points. Before entering any Army vs. Notre Dame picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a strong 21-15 on all top-rated picks over the past eight weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
The model has set its sights on Notre Dame vs. Army. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the Army vs. Notre Dame:
- Notre Dame vs. Army spread: Notre Dame -14
- Notre Dame vs. Army over/under: 45.5 points
- Notre Dame vs. Army money line: Notre Dame -676, Army +481
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Why Notre Dame can cover
The Fighting Irish began their season with an impressive win on the road over Texas A&M but then followed it up with a puzzling loss at home to Northern Illinois. However, the Fighting Irish have won eight games since by an average margin of victory of 32.3 points per game and Louisville is the only team that has managed to stay within a possession of Notre Dame (31-24).
Riley Leonard threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns last week in a 35-14 win over Virginia while Jeremiyah Love rushed for 137 yards and two scores. The Fighting Irish rushing attack is averaging 216.7 yards per game and has been a perfect compliment to a dominant Notre Dame defense that is only allowed 277.6 yards and 11.3 points per game. See which team to pick here.
Why Army can cover
Jeff Monken's squad has also been excellent defensively, allowing only 273.9 yards per game and ranking second in the nation in scoring defense (10.3 ppg). The Black Knights have limited eight of their nine opponents to 14 points or less and haven't given up more than 369 yards of total offense in a game all season.
Meanwhile, quarterback Bryson Daily leads Army's option offense, which averages 334.9 rushing yards per game. Daily has rushed for 1,062 yards and 21 touchdowns while adding 644 yards and seven touchdowns through the air with only one interception. He's rushed for at least 100 yards and two touchdowns in his last six games. See which team to pick here.
How to make Notre Dame vs. Army picks
The model has simulated Army vs. Notre Dame 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning over and it also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Notre Dame vs. Army, and which side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Army vs. Notre Dame spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer model that's up well over $2,000 on its top-rated college football spread picks since its inception, and find out.
