Notre Dame at Ohio State: What Tho the Odds Be?

Notre Dame is the underdog against Ohio State (-17.5) in Saturday's game in Columbus. The previous favorite was Alabama Crimson Tide, who won 31-14 over the Irish and then beat the Buckeyes 52-24 for the national championship. Notre Dame was underdogs in their last game against Oklahoma State. Marcus Freeman is trying to start his head coaching career. Ohio state was favored by at least 14 points last season in all but two of its games. The Buckeye's last loss as a double-digit favorite came in Game #2 of the 2021 season.

Notre Dame plays Ohio State on Saturday. The teams are not peers to each other. Since 1990, FBS teams that were 17-point or 17.5-points underdogs won just 34 of 430 matchups. In 2007, the Fighting Irish beat UCLA 20-6 as 21-Point underdog.

Cincinnati 2021, Clemson 2020, Florida State 2014, Oklahoma 2013, Stanford 2010 are examples of teams that could be in the next college football championship.