Newsstad: What is the spread for the Notre Dame vs. USC game?
Circa Sports like No. 5 Notre Dame to beat Southern Cal on Saturday slightly more than DraftKings.
Last Wednesday, DraftKings named the Fighting Irish a 6.5-point favorite against the Trojans when betting lines opened. But when Circa Sports released its odds Saturday, it set the spread at Notre Dame -7. The over/under points total is 50½ points.
By beating Army on Saturday, Notre Dame covered the spread for the ninth time this season and seventh straight game. The only two times the Irish didn’t cover it was when they lost outright to Northern Illinois in Week 2 and only beat Miami (Ohio) 28-3 in Week 4. The “over” has hit in six Notre Dame games.
Southern Cal is 7-4 against the spread, while the over has hit in just four games. The points total has gone “under” six times and Week 8 against Maryland was a “push.”
Saturday’s game between the Irish and Trojans kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET. CBS will have television coverage.
Notre Dame Posts of the Weekend
Sophomore running back Jeremiyah Love is among the best players at his position nationally.
Former Georgia quarterback and ESPN analyst Aaron Murray ranks Notre Dame as the No. 4 team.
Irish junior guard Olivia MIles eclipsed 1,000 career points in the team’s 74-61 win against Southern Cal on Saturday.
Notre Dame Quote of the Weekend
“I would say the long run. Man, that play was beautiful. The O-line executed perfectly. The receivers did their job as well, and that’s team glory right there. Everybody doing their job and executing the right way, man, you get plays like that to happen. And we’re all feeding off of each other.”
— Love on what his highlight play was against Army, the run in the second half or that leap at the goal line
Notre Dame Headlines of the Weekend
Where ND ranks in Week 14 Associated Press Poll after beating Army
ND recruits in attendance for Shamrock Series game react to big Irish win
College Football Playoff Projections: How high will ND rise?
What they’re saying about ND’s 49-14 victory against Army
Breaking down PFF Grades for ND football offense in Irish win vs. Army
Breaking down PFF Grades for ND football defense in Irish win vs. Army
What Army coach Jeff Monken said about ND me football after loss to Irish
‘That play was beautiful’: How ND RB Jeremiyah Love played superstar-level game vs. Army
Why ND winning big on a chaotic day in college football matters
Five thoughts: ND defense puts on triple option-stopping clinic
How the ND defense shut down Bryson Daily, Army’s triple-option offense
Everything ND coach Marcus Freeman said after the Army game
Report Card: Grading ND football in Fighting Irish win vs. Army
How it happened: Breaking down ND football bludgeoning of Army
WATCH: ND 49, Army 14 postgame reaction show
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa injury update: ND coach reveals news on standout freshman LB
ND annihilates Army to come within one win of College Football Playoff
No. 6 ND women’s basketball beats No. 3 USC in Los Angeles
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