College football week 13 and the Louisville Cardinals will travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The game has a start time of 3:30 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on NBC. Current Vegas odds have the Irish listed as 3 point favorites, while the total is set at 53.
Analysis: The Louisville Cardinals come in with a 7-3 record on the year, which includes a 3-2 mark on the road and a 5-3 mark in the ACC. Louisville have been mediocre of late, going just 2-2 in their last 4 games. The Cardinals are 17-4 ATS in their last 21 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 23-8 ATS in their last 31 road games, but also 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS win. The offense for the Cardinals are rather average, ranking 75th in total yards, 55th in passing, 86th in rushing and 51st in scoring (31.6 ppg). the defense for the Cardinals has been exceptional, ranking 5th in yards allowed, 26th vs the pass, 2nd vs the run and 10th in points allowed (17.8 ppg).
The Fighting Irish followed up their disappointing loss at Arizona State with a more disappointing home loss to Northwestern last week in OT. The Irish are 7-3 on the year and are now just playing for a decent bowl invite as they are completely out of the playoff picture. Notre Dane is 6-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record, but also 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 40 points in their previous game. Notre Dame has been a very good offensive team, ranking 28th in total yards, 15th in passing, 68th in rushing and 28th in scoring (35.4 ppg). The defense is when Notre Dame has struggled this year, ranking 56th in yards allowed, 75th vs the pass, 52nd vs the run and 67th in points allowed (27.1 ppg).
Pick: Well we are gonna make this simple. The Irish really do have little to play for and also have their big game with USC on deck. Louisville comes in having played very well this year, they clearly have the defensive edge and are looking to build for the future and a win at South Bend will really help them in that respect. Look for an outright win by the Cardinals here.
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College Football Free Picks: Louisville vs Notre Dame Betting
What college football bettors need to know about betting Louisville Cardinals vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday (11/22/14) - a free pick from Pregame.com's Dave Cokin with added insight from Ken Thomson.