Stanford vs Notre Dame Picks & Odds: Fighting Irish Big Favorites At Home

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-2 SU, 3-2 ATS) are 18-2 SU in their last 20 home games heading into this Saturday’s home game against the Stanford Cardinal (1-4, 1-4). The Fighting Irish will try to extend their current winning streak to four straight games by winning as a Stanford vs Notre Dame prediction at home.

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Stanford vs Notre Dame Sportsbook Odds

The Fighting Irish opened as 15-point favorites before early action on them drove the Stanford vs Notre Dame odds up to Notre Dame -16.5 in South Bend. The total also saw slight movement down to 52.5 points after Sportsbook at 53 points. The OVER is 5-1 in the last six games between the Fighting Irish and the Cardinal.

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Stanford In The Midst Of Another Down Year

The Cardinal snapped an 11-game ATS losing streak on Saturday in a 28-27 loss at home to the Oregon State Beavers as 4.5-point underdogs. While backers certainly appreciated the rare cover, Stanford fell to 0-4 SU over its last four games with the loss. Stanford is 1-11 SU and ATS over its last 12 games with the only straight-up win over that stretch coming against the Colgate Raiders, an FCS team, in September.

Tanner McKee went 20-for-33 with 269 passing yards, two touchdown passes and one interception against the Beavers. Stanford led 24-10 going into the game’s final quarter before being outscored 18-3 down the stretch.

The Cardinal have averaged a solid enough 29 points per game on offense, but the defense has surrendered 38.5 points per game over this current losing streak.

Notre Dame Has Bounced Back After Slow Start

The Fighting Irish opened their season with a 21-10 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes that was followed by a disastrous 26-21 loss at home to the Marshall Thundering Herd as 20.5-point favorites. Notre Dame has been getting progressively better since then, picking up a 24-17 win over the Cal Bears, a 45-32 upset win over the North Carolina Tar Heels and an impressive 28-20 win against the BYU Cougars.

The team is 2-0 ATS over its last two games and 10-3 ATS over its last 13. Sophomore quarterback Drew Pyne has been instrumental in Notre Dame’s turnaround. In three starts since taking over after former starter Tyler Buchner was lost for the season with a shoulder injury, Pyne has led the Fighting Irish to a 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS record while recording a 74.1 percent completion rate, 701 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns and only one interception.

Stanford: Keys To Victory

Stanford’s defense has been awful this season and isn’t likely to turn things around on the road against Notre Dame. The Cardinal will need to have a big day on offense led by Tanner McKee under center to cover the spread and to try to pull off an upset as a Stanford vs Notre Dame prediction on Saturday.

Notre Dame: Keys To Victory

The Fighting Irish are playing with confidence thanks to Drew Pyne’s strong play under center and three straight wins after Sportsbook the year with a pair of losses. All three wins have been by eight points or less, though; to cover the spread as a Stanford vs Notre Dame pick, the Fighting Irish need to find another gear against this weak Cardinal squad.

College Football Computer Pick: Notre Dame -16.5

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