The BYU Cougars will hit the highway to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in an NCAA college football game set for Saturday afternoon.
Start time from Notre Dame is scheduled for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC TV.
The wagering odds from this college football game is lined at a pick with a total of 54 ½ points.
BYU moves to 7-3 on the 2013 campaign following a 59-13 home victory last week to non-FBS school Idaho St Bengals as a -46 point favorite. The game total came in at over 60 points. BYU put this game over quickly by taking the 49-3 halftime lead.
The Cougars offense gained 578 yards with 421 rushing for over 9 yards a carry. Taysom Hill completed 11 of 19 passes for 153 yards with two touchdowns and three picks. Jamaal Williams had 13 rushes for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Each team had three turnovers. The BYU defense allowed Idaho St 287 yards with 159 rushing for 4 yards per attempt.
Notre Dame enters play off a bye. They fall to 7-3 after a 28-21 road defeat two weeks ago to the Pittsburgh Panthers as a -4 ½ point wagering favorite. The game total landed at under 51 ½ points. The Fighting Irish was held to just 7 points in the final quarter.
The team put up 456 yards with 138 rushing for over 5 ½ yards per carry. Tommy Rees completed 18 of 39 throws for 318 yards with two touchdowns and two picks. Notre Dame committed three turnovers and took none away from Pittsburgh. The club had trouble getting first downs by going 5 of 14 on third down. The Fighting Irish defense allowed 355 yards to Pittsburgh with 112 yards rushing for under 3 yards a carry.
