BYU vs Notre Dame Odds, Picks & Predictions

The newest installation of the Shamrock Series takes place in Las Vegas on Saturday. The BYU Cougars take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Notre Irish have never lost in the series.

Notre Dame and BYU are playing each other this weekend. The winner will be guaranteed a New Year's Six spot. The game is a toss-up. BYU has struggled in the first half in three straight games. They are two games away from the New Years' Six. Notre Dame is two wins away. It is also a potential New year's six contender. There are +800 odds that the score will change in second half. This is the best bet. For the winner, the odds are better than +1,800. If the game goes to a score-settling tie, Vegas will give the advantage to the team that wins the second-half.

BYU is full-game moneyline favorite at FanDuel. Notre Dame is -2.5 at the money line.

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The full-game spread of 3.5 is unchanged since the summer. Notre Dame was favored by five points a week ago. BYU struggled with Wyoming. The Irish got pushed around by Marshall in mid-September. They have a good running game, but it was against North Carolina.

The total of 50.5 feels conservatively 20 points. The game will hinge on how much of the North Carolina walloping Notre Dame can replicate. Irish fans have been in Las Vegas en masse since Thursday. BYU fans will presumably show up in short order.

BYU is 0-3 ATS in their last three games. They are falling short of the spread by 12.7 points per game.

BYU vs. Notre Dame is a college football game.