Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2010 NCAAF Week 2 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Two storied but embattled college football teams, both coming off impressive opening week victories, will meet Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM ET in South Bend, Indiana as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Michigan Wolverines. A victory most likely propels the winner into the Top 25, while the loser will regroup to attempt to gain momentum for a tough remaining schedule. Head Football Coach Brian Kelly is looking to gain the support of the Irish faithful in his inaugural season at Notre Dame while head football coach Rich Rodriguez is on the hot seat and needs a victory, a winning season, and a bowl berth to continue on as Head Coach for Big Blue. This is one of the most prestigious match ups in college sports and should live up to its billing. . Vegas odds makers have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a -4 point favorite at home against the Michigan Wolverines.
Notre Dame kicked off the Brian Kelly era with an impressive victory 23-12 over Big Ten Conference in state foe the Purdue Boilermakers at home in South Bend. “That will be something that is very memorable,” said Kelly on being awarded the game ball from the AD “Hopefully there are many more of those to come.” Irish quarterback Dayne Crist went 19-26 for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first action as a starter and running Kelly’s spread offense. Running back Armando Allen had 18 carries for 93 years including a 22 yard touchdown scamper in the first quarter. The Irish defended well including 2 picks and 4 sacks on the Purdue signal caller Robert Marve. Vegas odds makers have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish +6000 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship.
In the most attended game in college football history with over 113,000 the Big House rocked as Big Blue rolled over Connecticut 30-10 to open their season with a victory. Sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson did it all going 19-22 for 186 yards and a touchdown in the air along with a Michigan quarterback record 197 yards rushing and another touchdown. “We’ve been through a lot,” Rodriguez said. “This is just a win, but I’m going to let our guys enjoy it. I told our players, `We’ve got a huge game next week, we have to keep the same focus we had the last four weeks.” The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan’s last 6 games when playing Notre Dame. Odds makers at JustBet have the over/under for the total score at 53 points combined of the Michigan Wolverines and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
This should be an instant classic and I predict that the experience the Michigan has running the spread for three years will lead to a victory on the road for the Wolverines. Take the points! Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NCAA College Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.