The Notre Dame football team is on a roll after starting the season off with two close losses. The question from here on out is they can they get back to the College Football Playoffs? They'll need to win out to do it. And that means beating North Carolina State on Saturday afternoon.
More than winning, though, Marcus Freeman and Co. need to be banking style points when they are playing teams like the Wolfpack. At the moment, the Irish don't have a single ranked team on the schedule.
Considering that the Notre Dame football team started the week as more than three-touchdown favorites, they can't squeak one out over North Carolina State. Should the Irish keep taking care of business, they are poised to make the playoffs again, just by the way the rankings line up.
Notre Dame vs North Carolina State final odds
The Irish started the week as a 22-point favorite and that spread has only gone up as we arrive at Saturday. It's a safe bet that knowing they have Leonard Moore happy and healthy is a biggie. There's also an offense that keeps showing it has a ton of weapons, even if Jaden Greathouse is out again this week.
Notre Dame is now a 23.5-point favorite according to FanDuel SportsBook. The total is also up a bit and is now sitting at 58.5 for Saturday afternoon's game.
Notre Dame football vs North Carolina State predictions
The Irish should be able to knock off the Wolfpack easily, especially when you consider the offense's struggles last year were primarily due to an uncharacteristic number of penalties.
Notre Dame football wins 49-20