UNLV at Notre Dame 10/22/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/22/2022 at 12:07 AM ET

UNLV at Notre Dame 10/22/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The UNLV Runnin Rebels visit Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. UNLV dropped to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in Mountain West Conference play following its 42-7 loss at home on Saturday night to the Air Force Falcons. UNLV was held to just 179 yards of total offense and the Rebels committed four turnovers. UNLV gave up 420 yards of total offense to Air Force.

UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield did not play against Air Force for an undisclosed reason but will be on the field Saturday. Brumfield has thrown for 1,231 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. The leading rusher is Aidan Robbins with 591 yards and eight touchdowns, while leading receiver is Ricky White with 444 yards and four touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Austin Ajiake is the leading tackler with 72. UNLV has 17 quarterback sacks and 11 interceptions.

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Notre Dame dropped to 3-3 following its 16-14 loss at home to the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday. Notre Dame was held to 301 yards of total offense and the Fighting Irish turned the ball over twice. Notre Dame gave up 385 yards of total offense to Stanford. Quarterback Drew Pyne threw for only 151 yards and one touchdown for the Fighting Irish in the disappointing home loss.

Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne has thrown for 872 yards with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions. The leading rusher is Audric Estime with 418 yards and five touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Michael Mayer with 411 yards and five touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker JD Bertrand is the leading tackler with 44. Notre Dame has 16 quarterback sacks and just one interception.

Notre Dame will bounce back with a strong effort at home on Saturday to beat UNLV, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Notre Dame's last six as well as four of UNLV’s last six. Notre Dame is allowing an average of 122.0 points per game and scores an average of slightly more at 23.7 points per game. Notre Dame's defense will contain the UNLV offense and the total will cash UNDER. Final Score Prediction, Notre Dame Fighting Irish win but our best play is UNDER 27-7.

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