The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Spartan Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Spartans listed as 9-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game’s total is sitting at 49.
A Brian Smith fumble return for a touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter helped seal a 35-17 Notre Dame win over
The Irish pulled off that upset by covering the 1.5-point spread, while the combined score played over the posted total of 37.
Javon Ringer was the story in Week 3 as he ran for two touchdowns to lead
Despite the win the Spartans failed to cover the 18-point spread, and the points played well UNDER the posted total of 61.
Current streak:
Notre Dame has won 2 straight games. Team records:
Notre Dame: 2-0 SU, 1-1 Notre Dame most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6 When playing on grass are 5-5 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing outside the conference are 5-5 Michigan State most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Notre Dame’s last 5 games on the road Notre Dame is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Notre Dame’s last 5 games when playing Michigan State Notre Dame is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games on the road Michigan State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan State’s last 5 games when playing Notre Dame Michigan State is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Notre Dame Michigan State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Notre Dame Next up:
Notre Dame home to Purdue, Saturday, September 27 |