The Stanford Cardinal have locked up a spot in the Pac-12 championship with the Oregon Ducks\u2019 loss last weekend, but there\u2019s still rankings and bragging rights on the line this week against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. <\/p>\n
No. 25 Notre Dame (8-3) @ No. 8 Stanford (9-2, 7-2 Pac-12)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | *INSIDER* Gambling Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! Buy Razor Ray’s NCAA FOOTBALL Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong> Last season saw Notre Dame win in overtime, but the Cardinal have won three of the last four meetings.<\/p>\n When it comes to Notre Dame, a strong start is going to be important. Stanford isn\u2019t the type of team that\u2019s going to strike quickly, but avoiding a deficit late is going to be crucial, seeing as how Stanford\u2019s offense and defense will both grind you down throughout a 60-minute showdown.<\/p>\n The player to watch for the Fighting Irish is Tommy Rees. In last season\u2019s matchup with Stanford, Everett Golson struggled mightily early in the game.<\/p>\n When he went out with a concussion, it became a blessing in disguise, as Rees played an efficient game and led his team to victory.<\/p>\n Notre Dame is 8-3 in its last 11 battles with Stanford, but don\u2019t bank on history as the No. 1 factor in previewing this season\u2019s matchup. Stanford has one thing on the line in this one: bragging rights. The team is already slated to face Arizona State in the Pac-12 title game, and the winner of that game will earn a spot in the Rose Bowl as its coveted prize.<\/p>\n A win against Notre Dame will mean momentum when it counts, which has to be the goal for Stanford come Saturday.<\/p>\n The other aspect of pride to take into consideration is revenge. Stanford lost a close battle last season, and don\u2019t think that won\u2019t be on the minds of the Cardinal coaching staff and the players who were a part of that group.<\/p>\n If the Cardinal can do two things, they\u2019ll be in good shape. First and foremost, run with power.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what has led this team to success all season, and that\u2019s what will be a catalyst to victory in Week 14.<\/p>\n Oppositely, look for this team to dominate the line defensively. Stopping the run will force Notre Dame to become one-dimensional, and if that ends up being the case, you\u2019re looking at a Stanford team with a huge advantage.<\/p>\n Prediction: Stanford 33 \u2013 Notre Dame 17<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Notre Dame vs Stanford Betting Preview The Stanford Cardinal have locked up a spot in the Pac-12 championship with the Oregon Ducks\u2019 loss last weekend, but there\u2019s still rankings and bragging rights on the line this week against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":65752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[4722,3256,60554,906,1445,20524,60555,1194,2924],"class_list":["post-69709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-cardinal","tag-fighting-irish","tag-fighting-irish-vs-cardinal","tag-notre-dame","tag-notre-dame-fighting-irish","tag-notre-dame-fighting-irish-vs-stanford-cardinal","tag-notre-dame-vs-stanford","tag-stanford","tag-stanford-cardinal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69709"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69738,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69709\/revisions\/69738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSaturday, Nov. 30 7:00 PM ET @ Stanford Stadium<\/strong>
\nSpread: Stanford -14.5<\/strong>
\nO\/U: 49<\/strong>
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\nThis matchup marks just the fourth time that both teams are ranked entering the contest. <\/p>\n*CLICK HERE* GRAB OUR BEST Expert College FOOTBALL Picks for 2013 GAMBLING season!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Notre Dame<\/h3>\n
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\nStanford is a top-10 team, and while the Fighting Irish have been solid, they\u2019re far from the championship team they were a year ago.<\/p>\nStanford<\/h3>\n