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The first release of the College Football Playoff rankings should have offered a clear double-edged sword to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Win convincingly and you are in the Playoff for a second straight year, but look bad on a Saturday and your dreams may be dashed despite a victory.
The Navy Midshipmen’s triple-option offense could make the Irish look bad on its own, so my Navy vs. Notre Dame predictions andwould rather trust the Irish offense more than just about anything else at kickoff at 7:30 ET on Saturday, November 8.Both offenses are better than their respective defenses, always a good start to find an Over, but betting an Over in a game involving a service academy is also always a worry. In this instance, though, two different game states set us up for an Over. And both have been seen during Marcus Freeman’s tenure asoffense found its needed efficiency. Some of that was because Notre Dame knew its lead was too insurmountable to be overcome, but much of it was simply the Midshipmen hitting their marks. The 35-32 result was nowhere near as close as it seemed, but credit should be given to and remembered now of Navy’s offensive ability. If Notre Dame’s defense struggles against the triple-option, the current Midshipmen's ability to hit explosive plays should assure an Over. And in Chris Ash’s first year coordinating against this triple option, it is distinctly likely that the Irish will struggle against the triple option. But if Notre Dame does not struggle against the triple-option — a la last year’s 51-14 win in a game with a total of 50.5 — that should still assure the Over. Every quick stop of Navy will get the Irish offense the ball back, and this is a top-10 offense, prone to pop explosive plays both on the ground and in the air. Every offensive opportunity for Notre Dame will be an opportunity for an explosive score via Will Pauling or Eli Raridon or Jordan Faison or Jeremiyah Love, or Jadarian Price. The Irish have too many athletes for the Midshipmen to defend, so a strong Notre Dame defensive performance can still set up an Over, simply by giving those athletes more chances.has found the end zone in five straight games, and at this point, the leading Irish slot receiver should be trusted every week through the end of the regular season. It will be partly due to his finding the end zone that Navy eventually feels a need to hit some explosive pass plays, very much a Midshipmen capability these days, and one that should propelto New York City as a Heisman finalist. He has yet to score three times in a game this season, but a primetime game on national television should be a great chance to do so.Notre Dame has won against the spread in each of the last two meetings between these two teams, doing so by 18.5 points in 2023 and by 23 points in 2024, a notable stretch in that it seems likely Marcus Freeman simply needed a year to adjust to being the head coach against the triple option. Find more: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links. Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking about college football and his nights thinking about the NBA. His betting habits and coverage follow that same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most notably spending eight seasons as NBC Sports’ beat writer on the Irish. That was also when his gambling focus took off. Knowing there were veteran beat writers with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by best recognizing Notre Dame’s standing in each year’s national landscape, a complex tapestry most easily understood and remembered via betting odds. In 2021, that interest created a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that eventually led to Douglas joining the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will place five or six dozen bets each week, a disproportionate amount via BetRivers because the operator tends to have lines slightly different than the rest of the market. The same can be said of Circa Sports’ futures markets. While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast majority of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports betting: Know what you do not know.Copyright © 1995 - 2025 CS Media Limited All Rights Reserved. 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