Notre Dame vs. Florida State Odds
TALLAHASSEE, FL (The Spread) – The featured game of the weekend takes place on Saturday when No. 2 Florida State hosts No. 5 Notre Dame at 8PM ET on ABC.
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Notre Dame is 6-0 on the season, 1-0 on the road and 4-2 against the spread. Florida State is 6-0 overall and 3-0 at home and 1-5 against the spread. Florida State has won four of its last five meetings with Notre Dame, dating back to 1994.
Trends show that Notre Dame is 5-1 against the spread in its last 6 games in October while Florida State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on grass and 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games following a win.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Florida State is favored at home, as the Seminoles are getting odds of -11.5 points against Notre Dame. The over/under total has not been set for this game (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Florida State favored by 11.5 points. The spread hit a peak of 12.5 points and a low of 11 before settling back at 11.5.
Florida State is coming off a 38-20 win at Syracuse last week. The Seminoles are now averaging 39 points per game on offense while the defense is allowing only 20.7 points. One distraction this week has been a report about Jameis Winston signing hundreds of jerseys and balls for a memorabilia distributor. He is listed as questionable for this game by oddsmakers, but coach Jimbo Fisher has given no indication he won’t play. Winston has thrown for 1,605 yards and 11 touchdowns this season while receiver Rashad Greene has caught 44 passes for 683 yards and three touchdowns.
Notre Dame is coming off a 50-43 win over North Carolina at home last week. The Irish struggled for the first time defensively in the game, giving up 510 yards to the Heels. On the season, ND is allowing just 17.2 points per game while posting 34.5 points per game on offense. Quarterback Everett Golson has thrown for 1,683 yards and 16 touchdowns and he has yet to lose a regular-season game as the quarterback of the Irish. William Fuller has caught 35 passes for 504 yards and seven touchdowns.
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In terms of Injuries, Florida State running back Karlos Williams (ankle) and defensive tackle Derrick Mitchell Jr. (knee) are questionable for the game. Notre Dame safety Austin Collinsworth (shoulder) is out for the game.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing Notre Dame, as the Fighting Irish are getting 69% of the wagers with odds of +11.5 points at Florida State on Saturday.
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