Notre Dame vs. BYU & Ole Miss vs. Missouri Best Bets

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Notre Dame and Ole Miss Backed to Cover in Ranked Matchups

Notre Dame is the pick against BYU, with the Irish favored to win by multiple touchdowns. The spread reflects one of the strongest home-field advantage prices of the season for the Cougars, but that advantage may be valued too heavily.

Notre Dame has one of the best rushing defenses in football and the best secondary in the country, making the Irish a very difficult matchup. The recommendation is to lay the points with Notre Dame, whether at 9.5 with a -125 price or at 10.5.

Ole Miss is also the choice laying five points against Missouri. Missouri has beaten Florida and Texas A&M at home but lost to Mississippi on the road and has not won a road SEC game.

Ole Miss enters the matchup well-rested after a bye week following the loss to Florida and a game against Vanderbilt that served almost like a second bye. Quan Lacy also returned to action, recording seven carries.

This sets up as an opportunity for Ole Miss to score heavily against a Missouri defense that has played well at times but has also allowed chunk yards and points. The pick is Ole Miss minus five.