Week 8: Notre Dame vs UNLV 10/22/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds
UNLV Rebels (4-3) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-3)
October 22, 2022 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: Notre Dame Fighting Irish -24 / UNLV Rebels +24 ; Over/Under: -
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and UNLV Rebels meet Saturday in week 8 college football action from Notre Dame Stadium. UNLV is fresh off a matchup versus Air Force. In that game, the Rebels lost in a blowout. As for Notre Dame, they played Stanford over the weekend. The Irish would go on to fall by two points. Check back all season long for free college football picks at Sports Chat Place.
UNLV kicked off their 2022 season with a 52-21 win over Idaho State, but then the team lost 20-14 to California. The Rebels hit a win streak after that with victories versus North Texas 58-27, Utah State 34-24 and New Mexico 31-20 before a loss to San Jose State 40-7.
Matched up against Air Force, the Rebels gave up 14 points in each of the first three quarters. UNLV would ultimately limp to a 42-7 loss. QB Cameron Friel posted 108 yards with a TD and a pick. Courtney Reese led the rush with 37 yards on five carries.
Over on the Notre Dame side, they lost their first two games of the year 21-10 versus Ohio State and 26-21 to Marshall. The Irish would then go on to take out California 24-17, North Carolina 45-32 and BYU 28-20 in a series of wins as they righted the ship.
In the Stanford game, the Irish gave up points in every quarter (and couldn’t score in the first half) during a 16-14 loss. Quarterback Drew Pyne finished with 151 yards and a TD. Logan Diggs and Audric Estime led the rush, each with 57 yards (Estime also scored).
PICK: I’m probably staying with Notre Dame. I doubt I’m going near this one, though; both teams are coming off rough outings. The Irish posted a tepid 301 total yards, 16 first downs and a 3-of-12 rate on third-down tries in their loss versus Stanford. Notre Dame is a better offensive team than that however; they should bounce back in this matchup.
As for UNLV, they mustered just 179 total yards in their loss to Air Force. The Rebels coughed up four turnovers and allowed a whopping 406 rush yards to the Falcons. UNLV is a better team than that, but I don’t think they’ll cover here.
