From the booth

The model favored ND to win, and the call landed.

Notre Dame's got this locked down at 97 percent, and look, when you're the third-ranked team in the country playing an unranked opponent and Vegas has got you by 44 and a half, there's just not a whole lot of drama here. The Irish are favored by the spread, backed by the betting markets, and they've had a solid run over their last five games, so Rice is going to need something really special to pull off the upset. This one's all about Notre Dame executing their game plan and not doing anything crazy, because the model says the Irish are winning this one almost every single time.