Wake Forest at Notre Dame odds, picks and predictions
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-6) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) meet Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Demon Deacons need to win out to attain bowl eligibility, and that's a tall order facing the ranked Fighting Irish. Wake Forest has dropped 3 in a row, and 6 of the past 7 games, while alternating non-covers and covers in each of the past 7 outings.
The Fighting Irish suffered a 31-23 loss at Clemson last time out, failing to cover as 3-point favorites. After a hot start, Notre Dame is just 3-3 straight up (SU) and 4-3 against the spread (ATS) in the previous 7 outings. The Over has cashed in 3 straight games for Notre Dame.
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Wake Forest at Notre Dame odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Wake Forest +1200 (bet $100 to win $1,200) | Notre Dame -3000 (bet $3,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wake Forest +24.5 (-110) | Notre Dame -24.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Wake Forest at Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 34, Wake Forest 13
Moneyline
Backing Notre Dame (-3000) will cost you an insane 30 times your potential return, which equates to spending $100 for every $3.33 won. That's way too much risk for not enough reward, no matter how certain it seems an Irish victory will be.
PASS.
Against the spread
Back WAKE FOREST +24.5 (-110), as it is desperate to win and keep hope alive for a bowl. It likely won't end up scoring the giant upset, but the Demon Deacons should keep it close in the 1st half at least. As such, I also like playing 1ST HALF - WAKE FOREST +14.5 (-110), perhaps even more so than the overall game line.
The last time Notre Dame -24.5 (-110) was favored by 20 or more points, it stomped Pitt 58-7 on Oct. 28 as a 21-point favorite. However, it also failed to cash as a 35-point favorite earlier in the season against Central Michigan. In the end, this game won't be terribly close, but Notre Dame will have a difficult time winning by more than 3 touchdowns.
Over/Under
OVER 46.5 (-110) is the lean, ever so slightly.
The Irish have cashed the Over in 3 straight outings, averaging 43.0 PPG, while allowing 19.3 PPG. The Deacs haven't had nearly as much success on offense, going for 16 or fewer points in 5 of the past 7 outings, and 21 or more fewer points in each of the past 7 contests. The defense has been adequate, at least, allowing 26 or fewer points in 4 of the past 6 outings, and 7 of 10 games overall.
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