The Notre Dame Fighting Irish offense has gradually developed a plethora of playmakers this season, led by Heisman contender running back Jeremiyah Love and his backfield partner Jadarian Price.
As the Pittsburgh Panthers throw the ball in vain this weekend, they should set up the Irish with a bounty of offensive opportunities.
Thus, my Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh predictions expect the Irish to pour in the points at kickoff at 12pm ET on Saturday, November 15.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish scores 4.56 points per quality drive, the second-highest rate in the country, per CFB-graphs.com. Against a defense giving up 4.2 points per quality drive, the 17th-worst rate in the country, the Irish should not need many chances to reach 34 points.
They will, however, get many chances.
The Pittsburgh Panthers throw the ball more often than anyone else in the continental United States. Against Notre Dame’s defense, that habit likely will lead to many and short possessions, setting up the Irish for repeated chances at points.
Setting Jeremiyah Love loose will both help Notre Dame win this game and help his Heisman candidacy, a strong candidate right now but not necessarily a surefire finalist just yet.
But Love probably will not score every Irish point. Look for Will Pauling to score in the sixth of his last seven games, the exception coming short by just a few yards last week against Navy.
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