T.M. Selection: Cincinnati.

I like Cincinnati to cover the spread against Notre Dame on Saturday. Both of these teams are top 10 teams in the country. Cincinnati has looked very strong on both sides of the ball this year. Their offense is scoring over 40 points a game and their defense has given up less than 20 points a game. They had a bye last week so they have had an extra week to prepare for this game and they should also be rested and a lot healthier for this game as well. Notre Dame finally blew out a team when they beat Wisconsin last week but that was the only game that they have looked good in this year. They have had a few close games this year against bad teams where they defense has given up a ton of points. I think Cincinnati is good enough to go to the college football playoffs if they can go undefeated this year and I think they will have their mind set on that coming into this game. They are a better team at most positions and Desmond Ridder is a big difference maker. Ridder will find ways to get in the endzone in this game so I like Cincinnati to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 31-20 Cincinnati.