Notre Dame is a very physical team and they stand on their defense. Defense travels and they should be able to stay in this game till the end and cover this spread. They have good coaching and Leonard has done a good job so far and this team has been excellent in covering games this season going 13-2 ATS, and when they have been an underdog in their last seven games they have gone 5-1-1 ATS, winning four of those games too. Their last meeting which was last season saw this game go 17-14 with Ohio State winning it. The Irish were able to keep it within one score. Leonard needs to make a few more plays in this game to keep his team within range as their defense has been able to shut down their previous challengers leading into this game. Notre Dame is 5-0 ATS against Big 10 conference opponents in the last two seasons and they are 9-1 ATS in games played on a neutral field.

Best bet: take the points with Notre Dame.