Week 14 college betting action sees the\u00a0Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/strong> taking on the\u00a0USC Trojans<\/strong>.\u00a0Cappers Picks provides free college football handicapping tips all season long.<\/p>\n Entering this contest, the fighting Irish are coming off a disappointing three-point loss to the Louisville Cardinal. The final score was 31-28.<\/p>\n Notre Dame<\/a>\u00a0(7-4)\u00a0vs. USC<\/a> (7-4)<\/strong> Click here to view…\u00a0ATS Stats<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Expert NCAA Betting Prediction Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Trojans are also coming off a disappointing loss, but in less dramatic fashion. They lost to the then-ranked No. 9 UCLA Bruins 38-20.<\/p>\n The Fighting Irish have made a living off of passing the ball this season. They’re 16th in the country in passing yards gained, compiling 298.2 yards per game in that particular category.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63738&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Those yards, combined with the 155.1 yards per game gained on the ground (75th in the country), have combined for 34.7 points per contest — the 34th-best mark in the nation.<\/p>\n Luckily for the Fighting Irish, they’re going up against a team that is downright awful at defending the pass. Despite being 30th in rushing yards allowed, USC is just 112th defending the pass.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=66501&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n The Trojans are giving up 267.5 yards per game through the air, which will allow Notre Dame to play the kind of game it wants to play, even in a hostile road environment.<\/p>\n Like Notre Dame, USC is making a living this season through the air. Despite gaining just 153.9 yards per game on the ground — the 78th-best mark in the nation — the team is accumulating 287.5 yards per game through the air.<\/p>\n That mark is good enough for 20th in the nation, and it’s the main reason the team is scoring 33.8 points per contest — the 36th-best number in the country.<\/p>\n Luckily for USC, Notre Dame is better at defending the run than defending the pass. Unfortunately, they’re going up against a team that is better at defending the pass than they are.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63739&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n This one could come down to which team defends the pass better for 60 minutes.<\/p>\n Neither team is riding a lot of momentum going into this contest. Notre Dame has lost its last three, while the Trojans fell hard to rival USC.<\/p>\n In this one, expect a close game. This is the final regular season game, and both need a victory to hold their heads high in an otherwise disappointing year.<\/p>\n Whether the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can pull off a win, this one should be decided by less than a touchdown. 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College Football Odds<\/h3>\n
\nSaturday, Nov. 29<\/b>
\n3:30 PM ET<\/strong>
\nLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum\u00a0<\/strong>
\nCollege Football Betting Lines: USC -7<\/strong>
\nCollege Football O\/U: 62.5<\/strong>
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