Notre Dame vs. North Carolina Odds & Prediction: Forecast Calls for Points

Notre Dame vs. North Carolina is a nationally televised game. The Tar Heels are a short favorite with a total of 56 points. Neither team is ranked among the AP’s top 25 heading into the game, so the odds are not very good.

Notre Dame and North Carolina are playing each other on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET.

Notre Dame is 1-2 overall and 1 a minus-1 against UNC. The Fighting Irish lost to Marshall and California. Starting quarterback Tyler Buchner was injured in the loss to the Marshall. Drew Pyne threw for two touchdowns in his first career start in a 24-17 win at Cal. UNC's defense tends to be generous.

North Carolina is unbeaten, but two of its three wins have come against subpar competition. The defense is ranked 123rd out of 131 FBS teams nationally, giving up 468.3 yards per game. Josh Downs is expected to play against Notre Dame. He had a lower body injury in the season opener against Florida A&M.

Notre Dame and North Carolina are playing a big game. Both teams are going to score a lot of points.