College football odds Week 1: How to bet Notre Dame-Ohio State

Notre Dame and Ohio State will face off in a college football, Week 1 prime-time matchup between two legendary football applications.

The Buckeyes will play host to the Fighting Irish at Ohio Stadium because the groups start their quests to make it to the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game.

Both of those squads completed 2021 with 11-2 data, however which group will get the sting within the Saturday night time showdown? 

Here’s all the pieces you want from a betting perspective on the sport between Notre Dame and Ohio State from the purpose unfold, moneyline and complete over/underneath (odds by way of FOX Bet).

No. 5 Notre Dame @ No. 2 Ohio State (7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, ABC)

Point unfold: Ohio State -17 (Ohio State favored to win by greater than 17 factors, in any other case Notre Dame covers)
Moneyline: Ohio State -714 favorite to win (bet $10 to win $11.40 complete); Notre Dame +500 underdog to win (bet $10 to win $60 complete)
Total scoring over/underneath: 54.5 points scored by both teams combined

5

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

ND

+17.0

+500

o58.5

2

Ohio State Buckeyes

OSU

-17.0

-714

u58.5

Being listed as 17-point underdogs just like the Irish are towards the Buckeyes may simply trigger low morale amongst a training workers and all through a group. But this isn’t the case for Notre Dame. Instead, it seems like new head coach Marcus Freeman is utilizing that massive quantity as motivating bulletin board materials for his squad.

“I’m gonna write that down,” Freeman, the first-year HC instructed The Athletic’s Matt Fortuna. “We’ll use that in a group assembly right now. It’s good to know.”

Per FOX Sports Research, the Irish went 9-4 towards the unfold (ATS) final season. And, since 1982, when Notre Dame has been a double-digit underdog, the squad has gone 20-14 ATS. Two good nuggets for gamblers who’re mulling over sprinkling a couple of dollars on the Irish.

On the opposite facet of the ball is home-team Ohio State. 

The No. 2-ranked Buckeyes received their most up-to-date championship in 2014 after they defeated the Oregon Ducks 42-20. Their final look in a CFP title recreation was in 2020, which resulted in a 52-24 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Based on their historical past of matchups towards Notre Dame, the Buckeyes might be getting into this contest confidently. Per FOX Sports Research, the Buckeyes are 4-0 ATS and 4-0 straight up (SU) when taking part in the Irish since 1995.

And backers debating taking the over or the under of 54.5 points may think about these two applications’ 2021 data in that class. Notre Dame’s video games hit the over in seven of 13 video games, whereas Ohio State’s hit the over eight occasions out of 13.

So will Notre Dame have the luck of the Irish on its facet Saturday, or will Ohio State buck its approach to its first win of the season? Head over to FOX Bet to get in on the motion now!

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