The 2013 Big East Tournament is set to get underway on Tuesday, March 12th at Madison Square Garden. The Georgetown Hoyas earned the No. 1 overall seed due to their head-to-head record against both Louisville and Marquette. All three teams finished tied with the best record in the conference at 14-4, but the Hoyas were 2-1 against the Cardinals and Golden Eagles. Louisville, which has been given the No. 2 seed, is the defending Big East Tournament champion. Georgetown owns a conference record-tying...
Read more about Big East Tournament Predictions BCS National Championship Odds - January 7, 2013The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) will face the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) in the Discover BCS National Championship on Monday, January 7th. Kickoff is set for 8:30 EST and this huge contest will be nationally televised on ESPN. Taking a look at the odds in Las Vegas, I find Alabama as a 10-point favorite over Notre Dame with a total set of 41.5 points. Why Alabama Covers This is a very evenly matched game defensively, but there’s no question that the Crimson Tide have the more...
Read more about BCS National Championship Odds Notre Dame at USC - November 21, 2012This Saturday the No. 1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish will go on the road to take on the USC Trojans. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 EST at the Coliseum and will be televised nationally on ABC. Oddsmakers have listed Notre Dame as a 5-point road favorite. Why Notre Dame Will Cover: The Irish didn’t let the pressure of needing to win effect their play last week in a 38-0 blowout win at home over Wake Forest. The fact that Notre Dame jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 in the country, won’t have...
Read more about Notre Dame at USC Wake Forest at Notre Dame - November 13, 2012The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) look to move one game closer to finishing undefeated on the season when they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-5, 3-5 ACC) this Saturday. Taking a look at the college football lines for Week 12, I find a spread of Notre Dame -23.5 over Wake Forest and a total set of 43 points. Why Notre Dame Covers The Fighting Irish realize they may need style points if they want to play for the National Championship. They may also need Kansas State or Oregon to lose,...
Read more about Wake Forest at Notre Dame Notre Dame at Boston College - November 6, 2012The No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to remain unbeaten and keep their national title hopes alive when they travel to face the Boston College Eagles this Saturday. Taking a look at the odds for Week 11, I find a spread of Notre Dame -19 over Boston College and a total set of 47.5 points. Why Notre Dame Covers The Fighting Irish have everything to play for. They are still alive for the national championship, so you cannot expect them to take Boston College lightly. If anything, their close call...
Read more about Notre Dame at Boston College Pittsburgh at Notre Dame - October 30, 2012This Saturday the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will look to remain undefeated when they welcome the Pittsburgh Panthers to South Bend. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 EST at Notre Dame Stadium and will be televised nationally on NBC. Oddsmakers have listed the Fighting Irish as a 16.5-point favorite with a total posted at 46 points. Why Pittsburgh Will Cover: The Panthers will come into this game with some momentum after knocking off Temple 47-17 at home for their second straight win. While Pittsburgh...
Read more about Pittsburgh at Notre Dame Notre Dame at Oklahoma - October 23, 2012In one of the most anticipated non-conference games of the season, the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners will host the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday. This will be the first meeting since these two teams last faced off in 1999. The Fighting Irish hold a 8-1 advantage in the series. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 EST at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and will be televised nationally on ABC. For those of you looking to place a wager on this matchup, oddsmakers currently have Oklahoma favored by 10-points...
Read more about Notre Dame at Oklahoma BYU at Notre Dame - October 16, 2012The No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to remain unbeaten when they host the BYU Cougars on Saturday, October 20th. These teams haven’t faced each other since 2005, which resulted in a 49-23 home victory for Notre Dame. The home team won three straight meetings from ’03-’05. Oddsmakers have installed Notre Dame as a 13.5-point favorite over BYU with a total set of 41 points. Notre Dame The Fighting Irish (6-0) have entered the National Championship conversation due to their perfect start...
Read more about BYU at Notre Dame Stanford at Notre Dame Odds - October 9, 2012This Saturday the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will welcome No. 17 Stanford to South Bend for a huge showdown between two Top 25 teams. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 EST at Notre Dame Stadium and will be televised nationally on NBC. Stanford has won three straight in the series, including a 28-14 win at home in the regular season finale last year. While Stanford won at Notre Dame in 2010 (37-14), this series has been dominated by the home team. The visitor has won just four times in the 16 meetings...
Read more about Stanford at Notre Dame Odds Michigan at Notre Dame - September 18, 2012The No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, September 22nd in one of the biggest rivalries in college football. Michigan has won three straight and five of the last six in this series, including a 35-31 home victory last year. Trailing 24-7 heading into the fourth quarter, the Wolverines scored 21 unanswered points to take a 28-24 lead with 1:12 to play. Notre Dame would answer with a touchdown pass from Tommy Rees to Theo Riddick with 30 seconds to go....
Read more about Michigan at Notre Dame Notre Dame at Michigan State - September 11, 2012The No. 10 Michigan State Spartans host the No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a Top 25 battle this Saturday. These have rivals have been pretty even over the last decade, with each team winning five games in the last 10 meetings. The Irish cruised to a 31-13 victory over the Spartans at home last season. Running back Cierre Wood, who returns this week from a 2-game suspension, scored two touchdowns to lead the way last year. Oddsmakers have installed a line of Michigan State -6 over Notre Dame...
Read more about Notre Dame at Michigan State Notre Dame vs. Navy - August 27, 2012The No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish face the Navy Midshipmen at 9:00 AM EST on Saturday, September 1st. This game will be played at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, which certainly adds some excitement to the rivalry. Notre Dame had gone 43-0 against Navy from 1964-’06, but it has lost three of the last five meetings since. The Irish cruised to a 56-14 victory over the Midshipmen last season. Oddsmakers expect another blowout, installing Notre Dame as a 16.5-point favorite over Navy with a total...
Read more about Notre Dame vs. Navy 2012 NCAA College Football Predictions - July 10, 2012The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and we have gone through and broken down each team to make our predictions for each conference . If you want to read up more on your favorite team, just click on your teams’ conference prediction link at the bottom of this article. SEC Prediction- The SEC has dominated college football over the past six seasons, winning six straight National Championships. There isn’t a conference that even comes close to the talent that the...
Read more about 2012 NCAA College Football Predictions Independents Football Predictions - June 28, 20122011 was a bit of a down year for the independents. Notre Dame, Navy and Army all went bowling in 2010. Of those three, only the Fighting Irish made a return bowl trip, and it wasn’t to a BCS bowl like they had hoped. BYU helped the league of independence save a little face by posting a 10-3 mark in its first season as an independent. 2012 has the potential to be a better year collectively for the four schools as each have bowl-potential. Independents Predictions 1. Notre Dame: The Fighting...
Read more about Independents Football Predictions Notre Dame Football Predictions - June 27, 2012Expectations were high heading into Brian Kelly’s second season, but those expectations weren’t met. Notre Dame finished 8-5 for a second straight season. The Fighting Irish got off to a slow start, losing their first two games to South Florida and Michigan by a combined seven points. They rebounded to win eight of their next nine but lost their regular season finale at Stanford and fell to Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl. Turnovers were a big reason why Notre Dame wasn’t...
Read more about Notre Dame Football Predictions Best Opening Round NCAA Tournament Games - March 13, 2012While the four play-in games are now officially the first round, most still consider the opening round of the NCAA Tournament to be the 32 games played on Thursday and Friday. Most of the great games aren’t until you get to the round of 32 and beyond, but there are a number of exciting matchups scheduled in the round of 64. Here is a look at the best opening round games in the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket. Thursday, March 15 No. 9 Connecticut vs. No. 8 Iowa State (South Region) – Here...
Read more about Best Opening Round NCAA Tournament Games 2011 Champs Sports Bowl Odds - December 9, 2011Two storied programs square off in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl as the Florida State Seminoles take on the Notre Dame Fight Irish. These are two teams that failed to meet expectations this season, though many would say that they are still two of the best in the country. Notre Dame’s quarterback situation is up in the air, and whoever is under center could struggle against the nation’s No. 4 scoring defense. FSU will be making their third appearance in the Champs Sports Bowl. Kickoff is set for...
Read more about 2011 Champs Sports Bowl Odds 2011 Notre Dame Basketball Predictions - November 8, 20112010-11 Results: Overall: 27-7(Home 17-0 Road 5-4 Neutral 5-3 Post Season 2-2) Big East: 14-4 Conference Tournament: Lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. Postseason: Lost in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Mike Brey guided Notre Dame to a surprising second place finish in the Big East last year and another NCAA Tournament berth. Once again he continued to show that he is one of the top coaches in the Big East and will look to prove it again this year. Notre Dame got off to...
Read more about 2011 Notre Dame Basketball Predictions Odds to Win the 2011 NCAA Tournament - March 14, 2011March Madness is here and this is heaven for college basketball fans. It means the time has come to fill out your brackets until you come up with which team you feel is going to win the 2011 National Championship. For those of you who just want to wager on which team will win it all, then there are odds listed on each team in the field. I will list those odds below while previewing a few of the favorites. They are listed in the order of their overall seeding, and as you can see Kansas is the favorite....
Read more about Odds to Win the 2011 NCAA Tournament Notre Dame at DePaul - February 2, 2011Coming off one of the biggest wins in program history, the ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to avoid suffering what would be on of their worst losses ever. The Irish travel to face the DePaul Blue Demons who have lost 21 straight Big East games. Notre Dame has had some time off since beating then-No. 2 Pittsburgh 56-51 on January 24. It was only the second loss for the Panthers in their last 53 home games. Odds makers feel the Irish will respond just fine Thursday in a game that will be...
Read more about Notre Dame at DePaul Notre Dame at Pittsburgh - January 23, 2011The fifth-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers host No. 16 Notre Dame Monday in a Top 25 showdown between Big East rivals. Many feel Pitt is a squad that has the makeup of a Final Four team down the road, while the Fighting Irish continue to surprise folks when little was expected out of them this season. Notre Dame is still looking for it’s first road victory in league play, though, and odds makers don’t believe they’ll get it tonight. The spreads are posted for Monday with a line of Pittsburgh -10...
Read more about Notre Dame at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Notre Dame - January 19, 2011The 16th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the 25th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday, January 19. The tip is set for 7:00 EST and will be nationally televised on ESPN 2. Notre Dame is reeling from a pair of blowout losses, while Cincinnati is also looking to bounce back from a lopsided defeat. Taking a look at the spreads for this Top 25 tussle, I find a line of Notre Dame -3 over Cincinnati with a total set of 130 points. Notre Dame (14-4, 3-3) started the season fast, but they have...
Read more about Cincinnati at Notre Dame Notre Dame at Marquette - January 10, 2011The Marquette Golden Eagles will look for their first win over a Top 25 team when they host the No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Monday night in a Big East Conference showdown. Marquette fell 89-81 at No. 5 Pittsburgh on Saturday, their fourth straight loss against a ranked opponent. The Fighting Irish improved to 11-0 at home with a 76-61 win over St. John’s on Saturday, but are 0-1 in conference play this season. Taking a look at the odds for this game, oddsmakers have Marquette favored by...
Read more about Notre Dame at Marquette Notre Dame vs Kentucky - December 8, 2010This Wednesday No.23 Notre Dame will face off against No. 16 Kentucky in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Even though Kentucky is rated higher in the standings, it is Notre Dame that comes into the game with a perfect 8-0 record. The game will be played at Freedom Hall, the former home court of the Louisville Cardinals. Freedom Hall is just about an hour from Kentucky’s campus, so look for the majority of the crowd to be cheering for the Wildcats. Notre Dame brings a ton of experience to the table,...
Read more about Notre Dame vs Kentucky Utah at Notre Dame - November 10, 2010This Saturday the Utah Utes will look get back on the winning track when they go on the road to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Utes suffered there first loss of the season last week, falling to TCU 47-7. The Fighting Irish weren’t in action last week, and will look to snap a short two game losing streak with a big win at home. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend, the current odds have the Utes favored by 6-points over the Fighting Irish. Utah (8-1, 5-1 MWC):...
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