Notre Dame vs. BYU Picks: Prediction, Props and Best Bets

Notre Dame vs BYU Picks in Summary

• Notre Dame -10.5 (-110)
• Bear Bachmeier Under 189.5 Passing Yards (-114)

Notre Dame and BYU meet Saturday night in Provo in one of Week 7's biggest games, as the No. 2 Fighting Irish visit the No. 8 Cougars.

Notre Dame enters at 6-0 after dismantling Stanford, 58-7, while BYU improved to 5-0 with a 24-10 win over Iowa State.

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BYU vs Notre Dame Prediction and Picks

Notre Dame -10.5 (-110)

This is a big number on the road against an undefeated top-10 team, but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish‘s defensive advantage makes the Fighting Irish worth backing.

Notre Dame has allowed only 11.0 points per game through six contests, the fourth-lowest average in the country. The Irish are also permitting just 214.2 total yards per game, including 155.8 passing yards and only 58.3 rushing yards per contest. Opponents are averaging a minuscule 2.1 yards per carry.

The Brigham Young Cougars have been excellent to this point, but its offense has not consistently faced defenses of this caliber. The Cougars scored only 17 points at TCU two games ago before exploding for 506 total yards against Iowa State. That Iowa State performance was impressive, but Notre Dame represents a much tougher matchup.

The Irish have also been rolling offensively, averaging 44.0 points per game. They've scored at least 37 points in five of six games, while Heisman candidate C.J. Carr has thrown for 1,378 yards, 16 touchdowns and only one interception.

BYU is good enough defensively to keep this competitive for a bit, especially at home, but Notre Dame's ability to control the line of scrimmage on both sides gives the Irish a path to pulling away.

Bear Bachmeier Under 189.5 Passing Yards (-114)

Bear Bachmeier is coming off his best passing performance of the season, but I think it’ll be much tougher sledding this week.

Bachmeier threw for 329 yards against Iowa State, but he's averaging only 206.6 passing yards per game for the season. His previous four passing totals were 62, 227, 217 and 198 yards.

Notre Dame's secondary presents a major step up. The Irish are giving up just 155.8 passing yards per game, and opponents are completing only 60.8% of their passes. Notre Dame has also allowed just six passing touchdowns through six games while averaging 2.3 takeaways per contest.

Bachmeier's rushing ability can also work in our favor on this prop. He has 239 rushing yards this season and ran for 109 yards against Iowa State, so BYU can manufacture offense without needing him to pile up passing production.

With Notre Dame limiting opposing passing attacks at an elite level, this number looks a little high despite Bachmeier's big Week 6 performance.

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