Notre Dame vs Stanford 10/15/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stanford Cardinal do battle Saturday in a week 7 college football showdown at Notre Dame Stadium. The Stanford Cardinal look to snap a 4-game losing streak. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look to build on their 3-game winning streak.

The Stanford Cardinal have lost 5 straight road games. Tanner McKee is completing 63.6 percent of his passes for 1,249 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Michael Wilson and Elijah Higgins have combined for 567 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Brycen Tremayne has 14 receptions. The Stanford Cardinal ground game is averaging 150.8 yards per contest, and Casey Filkins leads the way with 339 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Stanford is allowing 34 points and 429 yards per game. Levani Damuni leads the Stanford Cardinal with 34 tackles, Tobin Phillips has 2.5 sacks and Kendall Williamson has 1 interception.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won 5 of their last 6 home games. Drew Pyne is completing 72.5 percent of his passes for 721 yards, 9 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Michael Mayer and Lorenzo Styles have combined for 611 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, while Jayden Thomas has 6 receptions. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ground game is averaging 174.8 yards per contest, and Audric Estime leads the way with 361 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Notre Dame is allowing 23.2 points and 339.6 yards per game. Jack Kiser leads the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with 30 tackles, Isaiah Foskey has 3 sacks and TaRiq Bracy has 1 interception.

The Cardinal are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games and 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Fighting Irish are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in October and 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Cardinal last 4 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Fighting Irish last 5 games overall. The Cardinal are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

I like to give the Stanford Cardinal the benefit of the doubt because I believe in their coaching staff and the way they do things. However, Stanford has shown no signs of life defensively and the offense has no running game. Those are two things Stanford usually does well, so it’s just all around weird. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are playing their best ball of the season right now and their offense is starting to come along. I’d love to get off the hook if possible, but Notre Dame shouldn’t have many issues here given how poorly Stanford looks.