Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Michigan St Spartans Free Pick Prediction NCAA College Football Odds Preview 9-17-2016
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The Michigan St Spartans will travel to meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a week three NCAA college football game set for Saturday.
Start Time: 7:30PM ET
Location: Notre Dame
TV: NBC
College Football Point Spread Odds: Notre Dame -7 points
Money Line: Notre Dame -330 odds and Michigan St +250 odds
Over Under Total: N/A
Notes: The teams met in 2014 with Notre Dame earning the 17-13 home victory as a -4 point favorite.
Michigan St comes off a bye week. They hosted FCS school Furman in week one and came away with the 28-13 home victory as a -37 ½ point favorite. The total went under 60 ½ points. The Spartans had a good defensive performance against the FCS opponent limiting the Paladins offense to 226 yards with 3 of 14 on third down. They ran for only 87 yards on 33 carries against the Spartans. Michigan St quarterback Tyler O’Connor hit on 13 of 18 passes for 190 yards with three touchdowns and a pick. They averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the ground on 40 rushes.
Notre Dame opened the year with an overtime loss at Texas. They followed that up with the 39-10 home victory to Nevada Wolf Pack as a -27 ½ point favorite. The total went under 62 points. The Fighting Irish stormed out to the 32-0 lead early in the third quarter. The Fighting Irish exploited the weak run defense of Nevada by producing 239 yards on 46 carries for 5.2 yards per carry. DeShone Kizer completed 15 of 18 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns and a pick. They held the Wolf Pac to 3 of 12 on third down and 3.3 yards a carry on 30 rushes.
Start Time: 7:30PM ET
Location: Notre Dame
TV: NBC
College Football Point Spread Odds: Notre Dame -7 points
Money Line: Notre Dame -330 odds and Michigan St +250 odds
Over Under Total: N/A
Notes: The teams met in 2014 with Notre Dame earning the 17-13 home victory as a -4 point favorite.
Michigan St comes off a bye week. They hosted FCS school Furman in week one and came away with the 28-13 home victory as a -37 ½ point favorite. The total went under 60 ½ points. The Spartans had a good defensive performance against the FCS opponent limiting the Paladins offense to 226 yards with 3 of 14 on third down. They ran for only 87 yards on 33 carries against the Spartans. Michigan St quarterback Tyler O’Connor hit on 13 of 18 passes for 190 yards with three touchdowns and a pick. They averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the ground on 40 rushes.
Notre Dame opened the year with an overtime loss at Texas. They followed that up with the 39-10 home victory to Nevada Wolf Pack as a -27 ½ point favorite. The total went under 62 points. The Fighting Irish stormed out to the 32-0 lead early in the third quarter. The Fighting Irish exploited the weak run defense of Nevada by producing 239 yards on 46 carries for 5.2 yards per carry. DeShone Kizer completed 15 of 18 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns and a pick. They held the Wolf Pac to 3 of 12 on third down and 3.3 yards a carry on 30 rushes.