Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 10/7/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Location: Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, KY

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinals (+6)

Total/Over-Under: 52

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) are en route to Cardinal Stadium on Saturday, October 7, 2023 where they will take on the Louisville Cardinals (5-0). Louisville is 6-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 52.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into this game with a record of 5-1 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Fighting Irish faced the Duke Blue Devils and took home the win by a score of 21-14. Sam Hartman went 15/30 with 222 yds passing. He had a quarterback rate of 112.2 and ended the contest with no interceptions. Jeremiyah Love was the best rusher for the Fighting Irish with 5 totes for 44 yards (8.8 yds per carry). The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ran the football 32 different times and accumulated 159 yards, which is an average of 5.0 yards per carry. At the end of the game, they tallied 63 plays which totaled 381 yards. Notre Dame relinquished 12 pass completions on 27 attempts for a total of 134 yards, and a completion percentage of 44.4%. Against the run, the Fighting Irish gave up 189 yds on 40 tries, which is an average of 4.7 yds per rush allowed.

Concerning scoring points, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have an average of 36.5 PPG. As a unit they maintain an average of 192.2 yards via the ground game ranking them 34th in D-1. The Fighting Irish have earned 2,767 total yards for this campaign. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Notre Dame has compiled 16 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns via the ground. Notre Dame has a total of 130 first downs offensively, and they have committed 39 infractions for 320 yds. They have surrendered the football 2 times.

The Fighting Irish rank 14th in D-1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 13.0 PPG. They are allowing an average of 3.5 yards per attempt on the ground and 124.2 rushing yards per contest on the campaign. In total, they have conceded 745 yards via the running game in 6 games. When it comes to yards via the pass, the Fighting Irish are allowing 881 yards which puts them in 22nd in college football. They have given up 146.8 yards per game through the air and giving up a completion percentage of 47.0%. Over the course of this year, they are surrendering 271.0 yards/outing which puts them 11th in college football. They have surrendered 3 touchdowns through the air as well as 6 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Cardinals come into this matchup with a record of 5-0 for this year. For their last game, the Cardinals got the victory with a final of 13-10 when they played the NC State Wolfpack. Jack Plummer (1 touchdown) walked away from the contest with 286 yds on 21/35 passing while his QB rating was 126.6. He tossed 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 8.2. Jawhar Jordan ran the football 16 times for 32 yds, finishing the game with 2.0 yds per carry for Louisville. Louisville ran the ball for 0.7 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 20 yards on 29 attempts. The Cardinals finished the game with a total of 306 yards on 64 plays (4.8 yds per play). The Cardinals pass defense conceded a completion rate of 52.0%, surrendering 112 yds on 13 for 25 passing. Louisville relinquished 31 running attempts for 89 yards (2.9 yards per carry).

The Louisville Cardinals have an average of 494.8 yards per game, which has them ranked 11th in Division 1. The Louisville offense has accrued 284 yards of penalties on 34 infractions, which ranks them 39th in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes. They hold an average of 193.8 run yards per game and have rushed for 969 yards in total. They have thrown 6 picks while letting opponents recover 1 fumble and they have recorded 110 1st downs. Regarding the points being put on the board, the Cardinals currently rank 22nd in college football with 37.0 PPG. During this campaign thus far, the Cardinals have racked up 1,505 passing yards in addition to holding an average of 301.0 throwing yards per outing, which ranks 16th in the country.

Louisville has allowed the opposition a total of 548 yards rushing (109.6 yards/game) and 5 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the season. They have surrendered 7 touchdowns via the pass as well as 218.2 yards/contest, ranking them 57th in the country. They have 4 fumbles recovered and 5 picks this year. The Cardinals defense has taken the field for 313 plays, which is 41st in Division 1. The Cardinals are conceding 17.2 points per game, which has them sitting 24th in D-1. Over the course of the season, they have relinquished 86 pts.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Cardinals +6

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