Notre Dame Battles USC as Double-Digit Favorite in Possible Rain

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00:00Notre Dame, the fighting Irish in the pouring rain today,

00:04taking on USC as a double-digit favorite.

00:07The total now, 65.5.

00:08They're gone.

00:09We're actually below 60s now at 59.5.

00:11I'm interested to see where this game is by game time.

00:13Understand this, though.

00:14Notre Dame is not played on grass.

00:16It is turf.

00:16So when the rain comes down, it shouldn't be all that bad.

00:18But for me, it's like, hey, that usually brings the underdog team into the picture.

00:23But Notre Dame, if you ask them to just run the football and run it well,

00:26they can do that, Joe.

00:27How do you feel about Notre Dame possibly covering the double digits

00:29or for you, is it just going to be taking the points with SC and seeing what happens?

00:33No.

00:33I mean, if I saw USC from a defensive perspective step up, maybe in recent years.

00:41But again, I know they did it against Michigan.

00:43This is a different animal with Notre Dame.

00:45You have two competent running backs with Jadarian Price and Jeremiah Love.

00:49You have a defensive mastermind in Marcus Freeman that has found ways to create turnovers

00:54against your quarterbacks in back-to-back years.

00:57We talk about the dominance for Notre Dame.

00:5948 and 49 points in back-to-back wins.

01:02They've won six of the last seven against USC.

01:05It seems like a lot.

01:07But Notre Dame is deserving to be favored.

01:09And again, this train is starting to roll.

01:12The defense is playing much better.

01:14I can only look Notre Dame here.

01:16Andy, rolling away you go.

01:18By the way, Joe, some teams that we don't get a lot of respect for, right?

01:20It's like, okay, you hear the names, but you don't realize how high they are ranked.

01:23Texas Tech, top 10 teams.

01:25You'll rank seventh in the country, taking on Arizona State on the road.

01:286-0 on the season, 3-0 in the Big 12.

01:31Morton and the boys on the road here?

01:33No.

01:33I like the other side.

01:34It wouldn't shock me.

01:35Shocker.

01:36It wouldn't shock me.

01:37I believe Arizona State's live.

01:40We talk about the physicality.

01:41I will say this.

01:42Football perspective.

01:43Morton and Will Hammond, drop back passes.

01:48When you look at the game last week with Dampierre, he puts up a buck 24 on the ground because

01:53of the RPO game.

01:54Throw that out the window.

01:56Arizona State's still very good in run support, giving up a buck 11 on the ground.

02:00I think Arizona State could shut down the run, force Hammond into long third downs.

02:04We talk about Dillingham 9-0 at home the last two years.

02:07I think they're live, just like Baylor as well.

02:09I think Baylor's live, too, on the road against TCU.

02:13How about live?

02:13Is Auburn live today, Joe?

02:14That line stinks to high heaven going up against Mizzou today.

02:17Minus one and a half.

02:18I just feel like Auburn probably should be getting at least a field goal at home right

02:21now.

02:21Are we giving out participation awards for coming close in games?

02:24No.

02:24Come on now.

02:25But that defense is legit.

02:26I will say one of the best rush defenses in the SEC, Auburn, holding opposing offenses,

02:3286 rushing yards per game, two and a half yards per carry.

02:35But if you're Missouri, you're still playing for potentially a college football playoff appearance

02:41on the road.

02:42That's why I love the total, because I don't know if Auburn's going to bring their A game

02:46defensively.

02:47You should be able to exploit it.

02:4943 and a half to me is light.

02:51I love the total on the planes later tonight.

02:54By the way, Joe, we didn't get to this game in the Rat Pack.

02:55Kent State, though, we told you, back them up last week.

02:57We didn't bet those points.

03:00Hammer time.

03:01Hammer time.

03:01This week, it looks like they're about to be the nail, and the hammer's going to be

03:04Toledo, 25, Joe.

03:06Take the over.

03:07Take the over.

03:0848 and a half to that point.

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