Notre Dame is featured in college football best bets for Week 7, with a prediction that the Irish will survive against BYU, 27-20. BYU faces a major setback due to an injury to LJ Martin, one of the top running backs in the nation, forcing quarterback Bear Bachmeier to carry the offense against Notre Dame’s fourth-ranked scoring defense, which allows just 11 points per game. Bachmeier has passed for 1,033 yards and rushed for 239 yards with 12 touchdowns in five games, but has thrown one interception and taken three sacks in 116 pass attempts.
Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr has Heisman-worthy numbers, completing 70.8 percent of his passes with 16 touchdowns and one interception, and this game is his biggest test aside from his first start last season at Miami. The Irish had some difficulties on the road in a 37-26 win over North Carolina and will face more adversity in a hostile atmosphere at altitude. BYU is 15-2 ATS in their past 17 games as underdogs in the mountains of Provo, and needs to run effectively to turn the game into a grinder.
In other Week 7 matchups, Indiana quarterback Josh Hoover has two big-play receivers in Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh, and has thrown 17 touchdown passes with no interceptions. Hoover needs to continue that no-turnover trend as Indiana hosts Ohio State as a home underdog getting more than a field goal. Florida State showed signs of life after being left for dead in early September, with Ashton Daniels passing for 377 yards and leading the Seminoles to a 21-6 lead in an eventual 14-point loss to Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Seminoles smoked Virginia 38-7 and were 1 yard away from a 21-0 lead at Louisville last week before a coaching decision led to a blowout loss.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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