Record before week started
Overall 24-20 +4.70 units
Favorites 6-6 -1.80 units
Dogs 7-8 -2.80 units
Totals 5-1 +7.90 units
Halftimes 5-5 +0.40 units
Exotics 1-0 +1.00 units
It's one of the few rivalries not founded due to proximity but founded by excellence. Notre Dame owns a modest edge in the series(43-33) but it's only close because of some significant runs that U$C has gone on. But any significant run by the Trojans has always been followed with Major NCAA violations. . . . and we're in one of those violation periods right now.
The total is way off. Rees has looked competent against weaker competition, but $C's athletes can bait him and their bend but don't break defense is going to make ND go on long drives and it's not going to be easy. Barkley is fantastic, but the sheer size and push that ND's Dline has is going to make the timing on 3-step drops difficult and he's going to have to make decisions on the fly . . . not a strength of his.
Under 57 2 units
Also. . .
Illinois -4
Oklahoma State -7.5