College Football Picks – Notre Dame Battles Navy At Meadowlands

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Navy Shipmen will wage war at the new Meadowlands Stadium and considering how poorly both have fared against the line, this is a harder college footbal betting pick to make than you’d imagine.

Notre Dame has dominated this matchup historically, going 8-2 SU in their last 10 meetings but have only covered in four of those meetings. Can Navy run wild against Notre Dame?

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That’s ultimately the biggest question when you talk about making a college football pick on the Navy Shipmen. At 3-2 ATS this season, the Shipmen rely on their ninth ranked rushing attack which boasts 259.0 yards per game. They’ve used it to definitely beat teams like SMU and Air Force.

Defensively, however, the Fighting Irish are a pretty solid team when defending the run. They love to swarm the ball carrier and have only given up 130.1 rushing yards against. Their familiarity with Navy’s predictable attack is also a definitive advantage for them in this matchup which should give them the inside track as a college football pick this weekend.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3) vs. Navy Shipmen (4-2)

Saturday, October 23rd — Meadowlands Stadium — 12:00pm EST

College Football Betting Line: Notre Dame -6.5 (50)

I also can’t praise Dayne Crist enough for taking on a new offense and a new head coach and thriving in the steed of Jimmy Clausen. Crist isn’t a Heisman candidate by any stretch of the imagination, but he’s amassed 1,855 yards and 14 touchdowns this season while only throwing 5 picks.

Navy is pretty strong against the pass, allowing just 160.2 yards per game, but they don’t often face teams like Notre Dame which have a very balanced offense. Brian Kelly is pretty strong at defending the run, and considering how one-sided the Navy Shipmen are offensively, I can’t imagine a team like Notre Dame worrying too much about the pass.

Which is the unfortunate part for Navy in this game. Notre Dame’s defensive weakness is the pass, and hurling the football is simply something they do efficiently enough (or often enough) to pose a threat to Notre Dame as a college football pick this weekend.

Furious College Football Betting Pick – Notre Dame -6.5 (UNDER)