Notre Dame FootballThursday, November 5
No. 11 Notre Dame hosts top-ranked Miami at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
The Daily South Bend team
If you're planning around the biggest game in town, kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Eastern Saturday, Nov. 7. No. 1 Miami (8-0) visits the Irish (7-1). Miami won last year's opener 27-24 on a field goal with 1:03 remaining. Notre Dame opened as a 3.5-point favorite, and NBC Sports says big bettors have moved the line to 7.
Notre Dame is favored by as many as 7 points
Sources: NBC Sports, USA TODAY
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Opening line | 3.5 pts |
| BetMGM, Nov. 2 | 5 pts |
| Now, per NBC Sports | 7 pts |
- BetMGM moneyline: Notre Dame -220, Miami +180
- Over/under: 57.5 points
- Last week: Notre Dame beat Navy 35-13
- Last week: Miami edged North Carolina 38-35
Mike Golic Jr. and Jessica Smetana see a path to a win: defend with discipline, make Miami tackle in space and give C.J. Carr room to lead the offense.
49points per game for Miami's offense, the most in the FBS
That's the pace Notre Dame's defense has to slow, according to the Sporting News as quoted by USA Today.
Source: USA TODAY
Sources: NBC Sports, USA TODAY, WSBT