The'No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3) and No. 22 Oregon State Beavers (8-4) clash in Friday’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Kickoff in El Paso is set for 2 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Notre Dame vs. Oregon State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Notre Dame picked up back-to-back blowout wins to end its regular season, finishing the year with a 56-23 win over the Stanford Cardinal while covering as a 26-point favorite. The Fighting Irish scored 45 or more points in 4 of their last 5 games. Notre Dame will be without starting QB'Sam Hartman, starting RB'Audric Estime, and star OT'Joe Alt, who all declared for the NFL Draft.
Oregon State had a rough end to its regular season, losing back-to-back games and 3 of its last 5 to end the year. The Beavers lost to top-10 ranked squads in each of its last 2 games, most recently being routed 31-7 by the No. 8 Oregon Ducks while failing to cover as 13.5-point underdogs. The Beavers will be missing OT Taliese Fuaga, who declared for the draft.
Notre Dame is No. 16 and Oregon State is No. 22 in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.