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Red Hot 14-0 Perfect System....Notre Dame
From Playbook:
NOTRE DAME over Cincinnati by 3
If it’s 2:30 ET and you’re watching NBC, it’s time for another round of
Notre Dame football. Chances are the announcers will mention that
last week’s Fighting Irish win over Wisconsin made head coach Brian
Kelly the all-time winningest coach in South Bend, passing legends like
Knute Rockne, Lou Holtz and Ara Parsegian. Next up on one of the
toughest schedules we’ve seen this season is 3-0 Cincinnati, ranked No.
7 while the 4-0 Irish hold down the No. 9 spot. If Notre Dame remains
the underdog at game time, our well-oiled machine advises us that 4-0
or greater college football road favorites coming off a week of rest are
just 12-19-1 ATS when taking on greater than .750 foes. However, that’s
just the tip of the ATS iceberg favoring the Fighting Irish. Not only is
Notre Dame 8-3 ATS versus rested opponents, Kelly’s heroes are 21-10-1
ATS taking points in front of Touchdown Jesus, including 10-1 ATS with
an .800 or greater win percentage. And when it comes to Game Five,
fuhgettaboudit – the Domers are 10-1 SU and 9-2 ATS in Game Fives,
including 5-0 ATS when undefeated. We have the utmost respect for
UC head coach Luke Fickell and his elevation of the Bearcats program
to the steps of a CFB Playoff berth, but Notre Dame has won its last 26
home games SU. Be sure to check the condition of Irish starting QB Jack
Coan, who left last week’s game against Wisconsin with a foot foot injury. If
he’s good to go, so are we.