Utah vs. Notre Dame Odds
No. 15 Utah is coming of an embarrassing loss and Notre Dame could be the unlucky recipient of the Utes frustration when the two meet on Saturday afternoon.
Utah is now 8-1 on the year after the loss to TCU last week. The Utes are 4-0 on the road this year. Notre Dame is 4-5 on the season and 3-3 in home games. Utah is 8-1-1 against the spread in their last 10 games as a favorite while Notre Dame is just 5-11-2 ATS in their last 18 non-conference game
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made Utah a 5.5-point favorite against Notre Dame on Saturday. The over/under has been set at 54.
Opening odds had Utah favored by 5.5 points and the spread moved up to 6 during the week. The over/under total opened at 53.5 before moving up to 54.
Utah is coming off its 47-7 loss to TCU at home last week. The Utes gave up 558 yards of offense to TCU while amassing just 199 yards themselves. Still, Utah is averaging 421.8 yards per game on offense and giving up 300 yards per game on defense. Jordan Wynn has thrown for 1,579 yards and 14 touchdowns on the year while Eddie Wide and Matt Asiata have combined for over 1,000 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns.
Notre Dame is riding a two-game losing streak including a 1-point loss to Tulsa two weeks ago. The Irish also are dealing with the death of a videographer during a practice, which has put head coach Brian Kelly’s job into question. The Irish are currently averaging 402 yards per game on offense while the defense is giving up 393.1 yards per game. Tommy Rees has thrown for 413 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions in replace of Dayne Crist, who injured his knee weeks ago. Michael Floyd has caught 55 passes for 728 yards and eight touchdowns as well.
Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist is out for the rest of the year with his knee injury while running back Armando Allen is questionable for the game with a hip injury. Utah linebackers Jamel King and Chad Manis are both questionable for Saturday’s game with injuries.
Utah is getting a staggering 92% of public wagers on this game against the Irish. The public likes the Utes -5.5 against Notre Dame.
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