The No. 14 Michigan Wolverines are receiving two points from oddsmakers as they open their 2018 campaign against the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. NBC has the TV rights and kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Michigan Wolverines vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Notre Dame is tabbed as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 2 points. The Wolverines are also receiving +100 moneyline odds while the Fighting Irish are -120. Oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 47 points, and there should be some decent live betting opportunities in this game.
The under is getting most of the recent sharp action. This game’s O/U initially opened at 48.
Overall, the Wolverines finished 8-5 straight-up (SU) last season while the Irish fared a couple games better with a 10-3 SU record in 2017. Against conference competition, the Wolverines went 5-4 SU and 3-0 SU against teams from outside the conference.
The Wolverines averaged 157 passing yards per game and 182 rushing yards per game against their nine Big 10 opponents last year. The team was able to score 23.4 points per game against those opponents while giving up 19.4 per contest. When playing non-conference schools, those figures improved across the board, as they averaged 32.7 points-for and 14.7 points-against, in addition to 203 pass yards per game and 199 rush yards per game.
In 2017 the Irish threw for 176 yards per game and ran for 279 per game on their way to 35.3 points per outing. Their defense allowed opponents to score 21.8 points per game.
Free Pick: Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SU Winner – Michigan, ATS Winner – Michigan, O/U – Over
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Wolverines created 26 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Fighting Irish put up a whopping 35 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Wolverines registered 4.4 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 3.5 to opponents.
The Fighting Irish tallied 6.3 yards per carry last season and gave up a YPC of 4.0 to opponents.
The Wolverines only produced nine passing touchdowns last season.
The Fighting Irish put up 20 passing touchdowns last season.
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