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ND ML (-118) 1.18
This is a tougher game to handicap imo and I’ve bet just about every bowl game with a strong opinion. The first thing that comes to mind is ND has covered 10 straight games. I’m not going in front of a rolling train. If they lose so be it, but I’ll pay to see them lose one. The main reason that convinced me to back them is watching the Irish dominate Georgia on the line of scrimmage. Very impressive. Say what you want about a back up, but Gunnar had no time to throw. Drew Allar has made great improvements this year but I still see him sometimes when pressured, look like a deer in headlights and make dumb mistakes (kind of like the old Will Howard). James Franklin can never be trusted as well. We’ve all seen it, and it never ends…against SMU going for it on his 25 on 4/1 only up 2 possessions early lol. Also, his track record against top teams:
• 1-9 vs. Ohio State
• 0-10 on the road vs. top-10 teams
• 3-16 vs. top-10 teams
Bottom line James Franklin can’t be trusted in big games and ND is a covering machine that’s more battle tested. I give Marcus Freeman the coaching edge with the talent he has, and still think their defense is underrated. With all this said, I didn’t play this for my typical wager because ND is hella banged up, statistically I don’t see much of an edge, and no one I know personally in my gambling circle is on Penn State (sometimes that doesn’t end well). GLTA and go Irish!
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