College Football Odds and Picks – Connecticut at Notre Dame

Notre Dame hosts Connecticut on Saturday at 2:30pm EST in a game that can be seen on NBC. This is a match-up between two teams that have played a lot of close games this season. The Fighting Irish are 6-4 this season in college football odds while Connecticut is 4-5. The Huskies haven’t had a lot of luck this season as all five of their losses have come by four points or less. The Irish have also played a number of close contests this season with eight of their ten games being decided by a touchdown or less. Unfortunately for Notre Dame and head coach Charlie Weis, too many of those games have ended in losses. The Irish are six and half point favorites in college football picks for week 12 against UConn.

This is the first time that Connecticut and Notre Dame have ever played in South Bend on NBC. It should be a good matchup as Connecticut is averaging 29.7 points per game in college football odds. The Huskies running game with Jordan Todman and Andre Dixon is excellent. The only weakness looks to be at quarterback since the team lost Cody Endres to injury and Zach Fraser has not played well in his place. Connecticut is giving up 23.6 points per game on defense and they were gouged for more than 700 yards in their loss to Cincinnati. Bet Notre Dame as 6-point favorites in college football picks at online sportsbooks against Connecticut.

Notre Dame is led by quarterback Jimmy Clausen, who has thrown for 3,053 yards and 21 touchdowns this season. The Irish have two excellent receivers in Golden Tate and Michael Floyd. Overall, the Irish are averaging 29.3 points per game. The defense for Notre Dame is allowing 23.3 points per game but they have not been very good against the run and that could be a problem in this match-up against Connecticut. The Huskies have some solid college football betting trends in this game. The Huskies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog. The Huskies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 non-conference games. The Huskies are 9-1 vs. the college football odds in their last 10 games overall.

Notre Dame does not have good stats in college football odds. The Fighting Irish are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in November. The Fighting Irish are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. Big East. The Fighting Irish are 1-5 ATS as a favorite in college football picks for their last 6 home games. The Fighting Irish are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite in college football betting. The last four Connecticut games have gone over the college football odds. The last four Notre Dame games have gone under but the Over is 6-2-1 in Notre Dame’s last 9 vs. the Big East.

Fernandez’s College Football Picks: Although the Fighting Irish are favored at home by almost a touchdown, do they really deserve to be? The Huskies have plenty of betting trends in their favor so my college football pick for today’s game on NBC is take Connecticut on the road plus the points to the OVER in a close call parlay at youwager. Make sure to open an account at youwager sportsbook to receive 5% reduced juice wagering for bets placed on Friday’s and gamblers insurance! Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have Notre Dame -6.5 favorites against Connecticut in college football week 12 odds with a betting total of 59.