Although the Fighting Irish are banged up heading into Week 8 action, Douglas Farmer breaks down why they hold the upper hand against a porous Yellow Jackets' secondary.
Although the Fighting Irish are banged up heading into Week 8 action, Douglas Farmer breaks down why they hold the upper hand against a porous Yellow Jackets' secondary.
the Irish have found the form of complementary football that makes them an intriguing Playoff contender. ’s case, the piece to exploit is the Yellow Jackets’ passing defense. The entire college football universe got completely wrapped up in Georgia Tech’s defensive performance in that season-opening win against Florida State, but then forgot to recalibrate that evaluation once it became clear the Seminoles are such a lost cause.
Against a middling offense, Notre Dame won't need to produce a bounty of points to cover this spread, certainly not with one of the best defenses in the country. Leonard should manage just enough, and that has been the Irish standard this season.When this spread began to tick down Thursday evening, moving from -11.5 toward -10 and even -9.5 at some sportsbooks, it seemed in part a confirmation King would play. The Yellow Jackets' messaging all week had been optimistic, so -10.
There should also be an added look at the Under, falling to just the key number of 49.5 on Friday in the wake of this news. Leonard has cleared this passing yards prop in each of his last three games and five of the season’s six, so it is somewhat surprising to see it raise this same-game parlay’s payout by 221%, especially considering Georgia Tech’s passing defense is its weakness.
The total opened as high as 52.5 before quickly falling to 50.5 or 49.5, depending on your sportsbook. It hung there until Thursday, 50.5 then becoming the consensus number.The Fighting Irish have gone 8-3 against the spread in their last 11 games, including 4-2 this season. 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.
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