The No. 5 Clemson Tigers (8-0) and Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-3) clash in an early November showdown Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC). Below, we look at Clemson vs. Notre Dame'from Tipico Sportsbook; check back for all our college football picks and predictions.
Clemson enters this game off back-to-back, 1-score victories followed by a Week 9 bye. The Tigers survived a somewhat shaky defensive effort in an Oct. 15 win (34-28) over Florida State. They overcame 4 turnovers in an Oct. 22 victory (27-21) over Syracuse.
The Fighting Irish took down Syracuse Saturday (a week after the Orange fell to Clemson). Notre Dame easily covered a 1.5-point spread in a 41-24 triumph that saw the Irish held an opposing offense under 300 total yards (286) for a 2nd straight week and a 3rd time in 4 weeks.
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