The California Golden Bears (2-0) head to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-2) Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET, (NBC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cal vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Cal comes into this game undefeated while Notre Dame comes in without a victory this season.
After losing the Fiesta Bowl in his debut, Marcus Freeman has become the 1st coach in Irish history to lose his first 3 games at the helm. He will now be forced to start Drew Pine at QB after Tyler Buckner suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the loss to Marshall.
With wins over UC Davis and UNLV, Cal comes in still awaiting a challenge. In their 1st road game and with Notre Dame needing a win, they will get their challenge this week.