Notre Dame Favored By 4.0
Notre Dame is favored by 4.0 in Saturday's matchup with Michigan. With the usual 3 points given to the home team, that means at a neutral site, they expect Notre Dame to win by a touchdown. Is this accurate?
http://www.docsports.com/football-odds.html
September 7th, 2009 at 1:53 PM ^
I trust odds makers more than my gut. It doesn't seem that outlandish as ND isn't that bad and their passing game could give our secondary problems. It'll probably shit throughout the week.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:56 PM ^
I know for sure I will "shit" throughout the week.
September 7th, 2009 at 1:57 PM ^
Damn lack of squiggly line when it's the wrong word but spelled correctly. Firefox should know what I mean, dam it.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:08 PM ^
i've already done so
September 7th, 2009 at 2:37 PM ^
and in the excitement, asplode...ewww, nasty...
September 7th, 2009 at 1:55 PM ^
At a neutral site, it would mean Notre Dame would be favored by
1.
Edit: Misunderstood question, mostly due to my phenomenal reading comprehension. High five!
September 7th, 2009 at 1:57 PM ^
EDIT: Beat me to it.
*High Five*
September 7th, 2009 at 1:54 PM ^
Thats the early line. It will be a under a field goal by Kick Off. More likely a 1.5 Spread.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:44 PM ^
going the other way (which is fine). ND by 6 1/2.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:01 PM ^
"It's Western Michigan. They were replacing 10 defensive starters. They're a MAC team."
That's from http://www.wewillalwayshavetempe.com/ I really hope that was hyperbole. Anybody know if that quote is accurate?
September 7th, 2009 at 2:07 PM ^
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September 7th, 2009 at 2:25 PM ^
much obliged good sir, much obliged
September 7th, 2009 at 2:01 PM ^
Yeah, that line is about right. Fine by me though; that's why they play the game on the field.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:03 PM ^
oh...shit. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm still excited about the win, and I still think ND fields a lot of bad athletes...but that does temper my expectations just a bit.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:51 PM ^
Just remember that Notre Dame rang up some team called "Nevada" in their first game.
Here's what I looked for while watching UM play Western: Could UM show that Western didn't belong on the same field as them? When Denard fumbled, then stumbled, then rumbled, then scored, I had my amswer.
Right now you have two teams that weren't impressive last year. Nore Dame somehow found something hidden under a rock (kind of like Chalrie finding a cheeseburger under one of his chins) and made a bowl game. UM did not.
They have a veteran QB. UM does not. There's your 4.5 points right there.
Edit: Vegas is rying to sucker UM fans in with that spread, BTW. Don't bite. If it moves toward 6 or 7, which it will after UM fans bet everything they have on the Wolverines, then it might be more enticing. But I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole because both teams are still trying to find their footing.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:02 PM ^
Nevada's pass defense was ranked dead last in Division 1 in 2008.
Now, I didn't watch much of the Notre Dame game, but from the highlights I saw, a lot of Notre Dame's passing yardage came on a couple of big pass plays that would've been defended by a moderately competent pass defense...
September 7th, 2009 at 2:06 PM ^
we will find out Saturday about the line. I will take M and the 4. How many points are we going to have to score to win? 31 again should do it.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:06 PM ^
It will be a good one; both are battling for relevancy. A win will carry a lot of momentum for either, hopefully for Michigan. 4.0 versus a ranked team? I'll take that.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:22 PM ^
They were #23 in both polls going into last weekend, and UM had one solitary vote in the USA Today poll. While we acquitted ourselves well, ND did nothing to damage its rankings either.
This is good, since I'd rather be a home dog against ND.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:34 PM ^
They don't think they're the underdog to anyone this year, but plan on going into every game with that mindset. They have something to prove this year, and you could see that on the field Saturday.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:43 PM ^
is the ND front 4/5/6, which have been together for a couple years now. The like to max block and Jimmah was bound to get better sometime.
Dis goin' to be a big game...we win this one and we got two practice games before MSU...beating ND would set the season up for 'Shock the world' quite nicely.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:12 PM ^
Being favored by a TD or less is practically meaningless. It's not a huge vote of confidence in ND's favor, just a small one. I think it's fine. They're more experienced that we are, and they won last season's game.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:29 PM ^
I'd probably take ND given those odds. Our front four is going to have to be ridiculous if we want to win this one.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:47 PM ^
When books released a line this summer, it was -2.5 ND. After a couple of weeks of betting it grew to -3.5 ND.
After being pulled from the board Friday (as all future games are every week), it reappears this week at -4.5, before quickly going down to -4.
So, there is the line history.
The underdog is 20-5 ATS and is 12-12-1 SU. Always take the points in this series.