Notre Dame vs. Stanford: Predicting the Hefty Spread

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00:00Let's take a look at the other matchup.

00:02It's Notre Dame at Stanford.

00:04Notre Dame is as hot as any team in the country.

00:07They put up a 70 spot.

00:08They put up 35 points in the first quarter.

00:16Jeremiah Love, again, with a huge performance.

00:19He's catapulted right behind Fernando Mendoza in the Heisman voting.

00:25They're going on the road.

00:26It's a 10-30 kick.

00:27I think there's no doubt potentially Notre Dame covers this line,

00:30but 32-and-a-half in Palo Alto might be too much.

00:35Well, they got 70 last week, so I don't know.

00:38I'm going to still go with Notre Dame.

00:40I mean, it's impossible.

00:41Stanford has no offense.

00:43They rush for 83 yards a game.

00:45They're 112th in the nation, 124th in the nation on offense.

00:49I just think they can't keep close to Notre Dame.

00:52Notre Dame's going to pick their score, I believe,

00:54because they did that last week because they needed to.

00:56If they wanted to, they're going to want to do it again

00:58and get as many points as they can.

01:00Yeah, we'll see exactly if Notre Dame could cover the number.

01:04If they can, that would be a dynamic performance.

01:07They'd be trending at just the right time.

01:09Notre Dame not playing in a conference championship game.

01:12That benefits them.

01:13We said that they would have the brand recognition should they win out.

01:17I will just say, Stanford at times this year has covered against some better teams

01:23and better numbers throughout the year.

01:26Just keep in mind, they were a 20-and-a-half-point underdog earlier in the year

01:29to Boston College.

01:31I know Boston College is not good, but they won that game outright.

01:34They did strike the upset against Cal.

01:36They did knock off Florida State, catching 17-and-a-half,

01:40and won the game outright.

01:41So keep that in mind.