Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Bulldogs Betting Pick & Prediction College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

ESPN is handling the television coverage for this College Football Playoff Quarterfinal matchup at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, which is being played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Kick-off is set for 8:45 ET on Wednesday, January 1st. Georgia is the slight -1.5 point favorite over Notre Dame, and the over/under line is currently at 44 points. The Bulldogs are 11-2 on the season, and the Fighting Irish are 12-1 coming into this game.

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH VS GEORGIA BULLDOGS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish +1.5

This game will be played at Caesars Superdome at 8:45 ET on Wednesday, January 1st.

WHY BET THE NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH:

• We have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish winning this one by a score of 20 to 16
• Not only do we have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish winning straight-up, we have them covering the spread at +1.5
• We see this game finishing below the line of 44 points

Can The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pick Up A Win At Caesars Superdome?

Notre Dame enters the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl with a 12-1 record. They are 7-1 at home and 5-0 on the road this season. The Fighting Irish have been favored in 12 of their 13 games, going 11-1 as the favorite. Their average scoring margin is +25 points per game, and they have an 11-2 record against the spread.

Notre Dame is 6-2 against the spread at home and 5-0 on the road. As the favorite, they are 10-2 ATS. This week’s over/under line is 44 points, while their games have averaged 52.7 points. Their average over/under line this season has been 47.5 points, and they are 7-6 against the over/under.

The Fighting Irish are 4-0 against the spread on the road as the favorite and 1-0 as the underdog. At home, they are 6-2 ATS when favored. Notre Dame has exceeded the over/under by an average of 5.2 points per game this season.

Notre Dame’s offense has been driven by their ground game, ranking 9th nationally with 223.5 rushing yards per game. Jeremiyah Love leads the team with 1,057 rushing yards, averaging 7 yards per carry, and has scored 16 touchdowns. Overall, the Fighting Irish are 4th in scoring, with 38.8 points per game, and are ranked 11th in our offensive power rankings heading into week 1.

Quarterback Riley Leonard has thrown for 2,293 yards, completing 66.8% of his passes, with 17 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He has a passer rating of 96. Notre Dame is 67th in passing attempts per game, and Beaux Collins leads the receivers with 445 yards and two touchdowns.

Notre Dame’s defense has been impressive this season, ranking third nationally by allowing just 13.8 points per game. They also rank 10th in the country, giving up only 162.3 passing yards per game, with opposing quarterbacks managing a passer rating of just 55.6, the second-lowest in the nation.

In their recent game against Indiana, Notre Dame’s defense allowed 17 points and gave up 278 total yards, including just 63 rushing yards on 27 attempts. Indiana threw the ball 33 times, gaining 215 yards, but Notre Dame’s defense also came away with an interception.

Can The Georgia Bulldogs Take Care Of Business On A Neutral Field?

Georgia enters the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl with an 11-2 record. They’ve been perfect at home, going 6-0, but are 2-2 on the road. The Bulldogs have been favored in nine of their 13 games, holding a 7-2 record as the favorite.

Against the spread, Georgia is 3-7 this season, with a 1-3 record on the road and 2-4 at home. As the favorite, they are 2-7 ATS, but they’ve covered in their only game as the underdog.

This week’s over/under line is 44 points, the lowest they’ve faced all season. Georgia’s games have averaged 53.5 points, with an average over/under line of 51.3 points.

Georgia’s offense has been driven by their passing game, ranking 9th in attempts and 6th in completions, with 284.6 yards per game. Carson Beck has thrown for 3,485 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, with a passer rating of 98. Arian Smith leads the receivers with 750 yards and four touchdowns.

Overall, Georgia is 25th in scoring, averaging 33.2 points per game, and they are 6th in our offensive power rankings. Their rushing game has been less effective, with 130.3 yards per game. Nate Frazier has 634 rushing yards and eight touchdowns.

Georgia’s defense has allowed an average of 20.4 points per game this season, ranking 25th nationally. In their latest game against Texas, they gave up 19 points but managed to secure a win in overtime. The defense allowed 497 total yards, including 295 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, while also forcing one interception.

Opponents have averaged 131.3 rushing yards per game against Georgia, with 34.3 rushing attempts per game. Through the air, quarterbacks have completed 58.8% of their passes, averaging 208.7 passing yards per game and a passer rating of 81 against Georgia’s defense.