Odds and Ends: What Clemson Tigers Must Overcome to Cover Betting Spread at Notre Dame

No. 4 Clemson is playing at Notre Dame on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Notre Dame Stadium will be an intimidating environment for Clemson. The weather will not be favorable for aerial attacks. Fewer big plays could mean fewer points, which leads to closer contests. The game total has dropped five points in the last four days.

Dabo Swinney is going to be conservative on the road at Notre Dame. He will play field position and manage the game to give his team the best chance at a victory.

DJ Uiagalelei was benched against Syracuse. Cade Klubnik played well for the Tigers. If Swinney turns to Klubsnik again, oddsmakers know it will be a problem.

Notre Dame and Clemson are playing each other this week. The Tigers beat Syracuse last week, while the Irish lost to Stanford. Notre Dame has been playing better recently. Clemson is coming off an open date and has healed bumps and bruises. They are one of the best red-zone scoring teams in the country. Notre Notre has one the top starting field positions on offense in this country, but advanced stats make them look fairly average. It's unlikely that the Tigers will shoot themselves in their foot. If they don't shoot the football, they will have opportunities to be efficient.

The betting spread is under 43.5.

Clemson Tigers are playing at Notre Dame. They have a week off. Will Shipley needs to go over his rushing total to cover the betting spread. Uiagalelei needs a touchdown to win the game.