Notre Dame Irish (+7) at Stanford Cardinals (-7)

The Pick: Stanford -7


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Cardinals vs. Irish Betting Overview

Notre Dame travels to Stanford and face Heisman Trophy candidate Andrew Luck. The Irish are ranked #24 and the Cardinals are #5 in the nation. Last week Stanford barely survived a win over California 31-28 while Notre Dame squeezed a win over Boston College 16-14. This game is played at Stanford Stadium on Saturday, November 26, 2011 and is scheduled to be on ABC-TV at 8:00 PM ET. The line for this game is currently Stanford -6.5. Let’s preview each team and then make our free pick and prediction for your bet.

Stanford Cardinals News and Betting Tips for Saturday, November 26, 2011

Stanford relies on quarterback Andrew Luck with his 2937 yards passing and has thrown for 31 touchdowns. Luck is a legitimate NFL prospect that is ranked 5th best in the nation in passing efficiency. On the ground, Stepfan Taylor has rushed for 1035 yards with 8 touchdowns this season. The defense has held opponents to 93.4 yards per game rushing for 5th best and 333.4 total defensive yards for 24th best.

Notre Dame Irish News and Betting Tips for Saturday, November 26, 2011

Notre Dame comes in with an 8-3 record and are 3-1 on the road. The Irish have been carried in recent weeks by the rushing gain. Jonas Gray has 791 yards on the season with 12 touchdowns but will not play in this game due to an injury. The back-up, Cierre Wood, will attempt to pick up the slack with his 1001 yards gained and has caught 25 passes on the year. Notre Dame is a mistake prone team and is next-to-last in the nation in that category.

Our Irish vs. Cardinals Pick and Predictions

Notre Dame is 5-6 ATS and 4-6 O/U while Stanford is 9-2 ATS and 6-5 O/U this year. Stanford has won 22 of its last 25 home games dating back to the end of the 2007 season, with all of the losses coming in conference play. Looking at the numbers one thing that jumps out is that Stanford scores 45 points per game which is 4th best in the nation and allows 20.9 to their opponents and the Irish only manage 32 points and allow 20.3 per game. For our free pick and prediction we have Stanford -7.

Our Pick: Stanford -7


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In-depth Irish at Cardinals Betting Trends

ATS Trends

Notre Dame
  • Fighting Irish are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
  • Fighting Irish are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Fighting Irish are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog.
  • Fighting Irish are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog.
  • Fighting Irish are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Fighting Irish are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.
  • Fighting Irish are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in November.
Stanford
  • Cardinal are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games.
  • Cardinal are 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 games on grass.
  • Cardinal are 21-5-1 ATS in their last 27 games following a S.U. win.
  • Cardinal are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0.
  • Cardinal are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as a home favorite.
  • Cardinal are 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
  • Cardinal are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 home games.
  • Cardinal are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 games overall.
  • Cardinal are 5-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Cardinal are 35-17-2 ATS in their last 54 games as a favorite.
  • Cardinal are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 vs. INDEP.

OU Trends

Notre Dame
  • Under is 5-1 in Fighting Irish last 6 games in November.
  • Under is 4-1 in Fighting Irish last 5 vs. Pac-12.
  • Under is 4-1-1 in Fighting Irish last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Under is 9-3-1 in Fighting Irish last 13 games on grass.
  • Over is 3-1-1 in Fighting Irish last 5 games following a ATS loss.
  • Under is 6-2-2 in Fighting Irish last 10 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.
  • Under is 3-1-1 in Fighting Irish last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
  • Under is 14-5 in Fighting Irish last 19 games as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0.
  • Under is 11-4 in Fighting Irish last 15 games as a road underdog.
  • Under is 5-2-1 in Fighting Irish last 8 non-conference games.
  • Under is 9-4-1 in Fighting Irish last 14 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.
  • Under is 17-8-1 in Fighting Irish last 26 road games.
Stanford
  • Over is 4-0 in Cardinal last 4 games on grass.
  • Over is 5-1 in Cardinal last 6 games as a home favorite.
  • Over is 5-1 in Cardinal last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
  • Over is 13-3 in Cardinal last 16 home games.
  • Over is 4-1 in Cardinal last 5 games overall.
  • Over is 12-3 in Cardinal last 15 games in November.
  • Over is 4-1 in Cardinal last 5 games as a favorite.
  • Over is 4-1 in Cardinal last 5 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0.
  • Over is 21-7 in Cardinal last 28 vs. a team with a winning record.
  • Under is 35-16-1 in Cardinal last 52 games following a ATS loss.

Head to Head

  • Fighting Irish are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings in Stanford.
  • Fighting Irish are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
  • Road team is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.