Louisville vs Notre Dame Picks and Prediction – 9/28/2024

The Louisville Cardinals are facing the Fighting Irish on Saturday. The game is taking place at 3:30 PM EST at Notre Dame Stadium in beautiful South Bend, Indiana. The game is being aired on Peacock. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks.

The Louisville Cardinals head to the game here sitting in 19th in the nation. The last game on the field for the Louisville team was a 31-19 win over Georgia Tech. This win allowed the Cardinals to improve to a 3-0 mark on the year so far.

Tyler Shough in the win over the Yellow Jackets went 13/19 for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns. The rushing attack for Louisville picked up a total of 63 yards on a total of 24 carries. The defense for the Cardinals allowed 312 yards in the air. However, the rushing defense gave up 2 touchdowns and 98 yards while facing only 37 carries.

The Fighting Irish are heading to the game here sitting on a 3-1 mark on the year. That record is good enough for Notre Dame to get a 17th ranking in the nation. The last game for the Notre Dame team was a 28-3 win over the Miami (OH) Redhawks.

The Fighting Irish in the win seen Riley Leonard go 16/25 for 154 yards and a touchdown. The rushing attack just ground up the RedHawks defense picking up 270 yards and 3 touchdowns on only 36 carries.The defense for the Irish gave up only 119 yards in the air, but did get 2 picks. The rushing defense, though, allowed 110 yards on 28 carries.

The Irish have the home field advantage in this game here and know they have to continue to win out the year if they want to be considered for the playoffs. However, the Fighting Irish are also going to have a good chance to pick up the win based off of the strong and balance offensive attack. Look for that type of attack to make the difference in this game here and keep the Louisville team guessing before the Irish secure the win. Final Score Prediction, Notre Dame Fighting Irish win, but do not cover the spread 24-20.