Our Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame predictions don't expect the Fighting Irish to play with their food on Saturday.
Expectations are sky high for the Fighting Irish this season, and they answered the call in Week 1. Expect them to build on that by making a statement in the first half against Northern Illinois.
My Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame predictions touch on those concerns and explain why backing the favorite to cover the first-half line is the much safer way to go when making yourshould be a solid MAC team this season. But from what we saw of Notre Dame last week, no Group of Five team should be expected to keep up with ND in 2024.
Foes ran against Northern Illinois 8.7% more often than expected, the second-highest number in the country, because the Huskies had no answer in the trenches. That continued in Week 1, taking 40 rushes for 311 yards compared to just 29 pass attempts among three QBs. Northern Illinois will try to run against Notre Dame and fail miserably.
Once Notre Dame has a three-possession lead — if not before then — the Huskies will have no choice but to drop back and heave. That's not NIU's strength, and it'll allow the Irish to pressure QB Ethan Hampton and likely create a mistake or 20. The Irish have covered the spread in four straight games and in six of their last seven. Last season, Notre Dame went 10-3 ATS.Northern Illinois vs Notre Dame betting trend to know: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links.
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