Notre Dame vs California Odds and Picks

Notre Dame lost to both games last week. The team lost at home to California. Notre Dame announced starting quarterback Tyler Buchner is out for the year.

Notre Dame is favored by 11 points over California. The game is scheduled for 2:30 pm at Notre Dame Stadium. NBC/Peacock will broadcast the game.

Notre Dame is 0-2 after losing to Marshall. ESPN rated them as the fifth best team in the nation in August. Quarterback Buchner is out with a shoulder sprain. Drew Pyne has only 39 career passes. Bucher ran for 62 yards and two scores on 24 attempts in his first two games. Pye averages just half a yard per on 10 career carries.

This is California's marquee out of conference game of the season. Cal is 2-0 after defeating UC-Davis by 21 points in their opener and UNLV 20-14 last week. Jack Locker has completed 69% of his passes for 546 yards and 4 TD through two weeks.

Notre Dame is ranked 118th in the country in scoring (15.5 ppg) and 97th (199 ypg). Last week they averaged 4.7 yards per play and less than 3 yards a carry. Cal's defense ranks 33 spots higher than Marshall's per SP+.