Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Buckeyes (-13.5)

Total/Over-Under: 58.5

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1 last season) are on their way to Ohio Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2 last year). Ohio State is 13.5-point favorites. The total is set at 58.5.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ended the season having a 11-1 record. In their last contest, the Fighting Irish played against the Oklahoma State Cowboys and ended up losing by a score of 37-35. Logan Diggs was the leader on the ground for the Fighting Irish with 9 attempts for 29 yds (3.2 yds per attempt). Jack Coan went 38/68 with 509 yards passing and 5 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 140.1 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Against the run, the Fighting Irish conceded 234 yds on 44 attempts, which averages out to 5.3 yards per run allowed. Notre Dame conceded 34 completions on 51 attempts for a total of 371 yards, and a completion rate of 66.7%. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 89 plays which gave them a total of 551 yds. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ended up running the ball 21 different times and accounted for 42 yds, which came out to an average of 2.0 yards per attempt.

The Fighting Irish racked up 4,984 total yards for the prior season. Notre Dame totaled 25 touchdowns via the pass and 23 rushing touchdowns. They turned the football over 13 different times. Notre Dame earned 265 1st downs, and they were flagged for 70 infractions for 592 yards. As a team they maintained an average of 151.8 yds via the ground game, giving them a rank of 75th in D-1. Concerning scoring points, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had an average of 35.3 PPG.

In terms of yards via the pass, the Fighting Irish gave up 2,544 yds which put them in 29th in D-1. Over the course of their 12 games played last year, they gave up 212.0 yards per contest through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 60.3%. They gave up 338.8 yards/outing putting them at 26th in college football. They allowed 10 passing touchdowns in addition to 13 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition ran for 3.7 yards per run and 126.8 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they gave up 1,522 rushing yards through 12 games. The Fighting Irish ranked 10th in the country in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 18.3 points per contest.

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The Buckeyes wrapped up their year having a 10-2 mark. When they last played, the Buckeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 48-45 when they played the Utah Utes. C.J. Stroud (6 TDs) walked away from the game with 573 yds on 37/46 through the air while his QB rating was 223.8. He threw 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 12.5. TreVeyon Henderson ran the football 17 times for 83 yards, finishing the contest with 4.9 yards per carry for Ohio State. The Buckeyes finished the contest with a total of 683 yds and they ran 67 plays (10.2 yds per play). Ohio State ran the ball for 5.5 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 110 yds on 20 carries. Ohio State gave up 44 attempts on the ground for 226 yds (5.1 yds per rush). The Buckeyes passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 79.2%, surrendering 237 yards on 19 for 24 through the air.

When discussing their scoring prowess, the Buckeyes sat 1st in the nation by scoring 45.5 points per outing. Last season, the Buckeyes compiled 4,379 passing yards as well as an average of 364.9 passing yards per game, which ranked 4th in D-1. The Ohio State Buckeyes averaged 551.3 yards/outing, which had them ranked 1st in Division 1. The Ohio State offense compiled 700 yards of penalties on 78 violations, which had them ranked 60th in the country in terms of making mistakes.

Ohio State allowed the opposition a total of 1,436 rushing yards (119.7 yards/game) in addition to 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game over the course of last year. They gave up 18 touchdowns through the air as well as 246.9 yards/contest, which had them ranked 98th in the nation. The Buckeyes defense took the field for 841 plays, which was good for 54th in college football. The Buckeyes allowed 20.9 points per game, ranking them 24th in the country. Last season, they allowed 251 total points.

Who will win tonight's Fighting Irish/Buckeyes college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Fighting Irish +13.5

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