SP+ Predicts No. 16 BYU vs Notre Dame
On Saturday, no. 16 BYU travels on Las Vegas to take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in Allegiant Stadium. The game will be televised on NBC. The Cougars come into the game with a 4-1 record including wins over Baylor, Wyoming, Utah State and USF. Notre Dame comes into this game on a two-game winning streak after starting the season 0-2. Notre Dame has won consecutive games over North Carolina and Cal.
ESPN's Bill Connelly released the SP+ predictions for week six. SP+ gives BYU a 44% chance to beat Notre Dame with an expected final score of 28-26 in favor of the Fighting Irish. At 44% win probability, SP+ is more optimistic about BYU's chances than ESPN FPI. FPI gives BYU just a 30% chance to beat Notre Dame.
As of this writing, the betting lines favor the Fighting Irish by 3.5 points. The over/under is set at 52, meaning the implied final score is roughly 28-24.
Notable Six Five SP+ Predictions
There are multiple games that could impact BYU's ranking in week six. Here are the SP+ predictions for those games.
No. 23 Mississippi State 33 - Arkansas 25
No. 8 Tennessee 31 - No. 25 LSU 29
No. 17 TCU 35 - No. 19 Kansas 28
No. 11 Utah 31 - No. 18 UCLA 31
Florida State 23 - No. 14 NC State 28
No. 12 Oregon 42 - Arizona 19
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