PREMIUM
AAA's 10* NEAR-PERFECT CFB GAME OF MONTH (INSANE 7-1, 88% GOM/GOY RUN!)
(NCAAF) Nevada vs. Notre Dame,
09/10/2016 11:30 AM, Score: 10 - 39
Point Spread: -28.00 | -106.00 Notre Dame (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -28.00 | -106.00 Notre Dame (Home)
Result: Win
This is a 10* GAME OF THE MONTH on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Setting the scene: It's the home opener for the Fighting Irish, who return home in a foul mood after falling 50-47 to Texas in overtime last weekend. The Wolfpack come in contented after taking care of Cal Poly in an unimpressive 30-27 effort in Week 1. In our opinion, all signs point to a lop-sided blowout once the final horn sounds.
Wolf Pack: Nevada won, but it didn't look good last week against lowly Cal Poly. QB Tyler Stewart was a bright spot though, finishing 17 of 23 for 189 yards and two touchdowns. RB James Butler ran for 123 yards off 21 carries. Nevada is solid offensively, but has more questions than answers on the defensive side of the ball.
Fighting Irish: QB DeShone Kizer was hot early on and head coach Brian Kelly would stick with him. Kizer would finish 15 of 24 for 215 yards and five touchdowns, also adding 77 on the ground. Kizer will get the start here and he has a ton of different weapons to utilize, including Torii Hunter Jr, who had four catches for 37 yards and one touchdown last week. Notre Dame lost a bunch of starters from last years smothering defensive unit and that was clearly evident in last week's setback. However, we're expecting Kelly to have the unit fired up and razor focused this afternoon.
The bottom line: We base our picks off many different factors, but for this one we're keeping it simple. We're not going to read too much into last week's setback and believe the Fighting Irish defense is much better than what we witnessed. The Longhorns caught some early momentum and Notre Dame was never able to catch its breath. With the offense leading the charge again this week, we're looking for the home side defense to be the difference maker today. Lay the points on NOTRE DAME.
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Setting the scene: It's the home opener for the Fighting Irish, who return home in a foul mood after falling 50-47 to Texas in overtime last weekend. The Wolfpack come in contented after taking care of Cal Poly in an unimpressive 30-27 effort in Week 1. In our opinion, all signs point to a lop-sided blowout once the final horn sounds.
Wolf Pack: Nevada won, but it didn't look good last week against lowly Cal Poly. QB Tyler Stewart was a bright spot though, finishing 17 of 23 for 189 yards and two touchdowns. RB James Butler ran for 123 yards off 21 carries. Nevada is solid offensively, but has more questions than answers on the defensive side of the ball.
Fighting Irish: QB DeShone Kizer was hot early on and head coach Brian Kelly would stick with him. Kizer would finish 15 of 24 for 215 yards and five touchdowns, also adding 77 on the ground. Kizer will get the start here and he has a ton of different weapons to utilize, including Torii Hunter Jr, who had four catches for 37 yards and one touchdown last week. Notre Dame lost a bunch of starters from last years smothering defensive unit and that was clearly evident in last week's setback. However, we're expecting Kelly to have the unit fired up and razor focused this afternoon.
The bottom line: We base our picks off many different factors, but for this one we're keeping it simple. We're not going to read too much into last week's setback and believe the Fighting Irish defense is much better than what we witnessed. The Longhorns caught some early momentum and Notre Dame was never able to catch its breath. With the offense leading the charge again this week, we're looking for the home side defense to be the difference maker today. Lay the points on NOTRE DAME.
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