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Notre Dame vs. BYU predictions, best bets: Top-25 clash is a mismatch for this reason

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Leboff, M. (2026, October 17). Notre Dame vs. BYU predictions, best bets: Top-25 clash is a mismatch for this reason. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/betting/notre-dame-vs-byu-prediction-week-7-college-football-odds-best-bets-picks/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Michael Leboff

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Notre Dame, ranked second nationally, faces BYU, ranked eighth, in an upcoming college football game where Notre Dame is favored by 10.5 points as of the DraftKings betting line. The article argues that despite BYU’s undefeated record, their offense will struggle without star running back LJ Martin and against a highly efficient Notre Dame defense. Analyst Michael Leboff suggests a bet on Notre Dame due to the Irish's balanced attack and consistent performance throughout games.
Written by AI on 2026-10-17, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Based on the articles provided, here is a summary of key events and rankings related to BYU:

The articles highlight how BYU's recent performance has been marked by significant ups and downs, with a dramatic win over Notre Dame followed immediately by a controversial loss to an unranked team. This swing in fortunes has led to a substantial drop in their national ranking.

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📰 BYU Upset Notre Dame
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Michael Leboff
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Topics

BYU Cougars Irish Notre Dame Provo

Subjects

Notre Dame GPE · 7× BYU ORG · 5× Cougars ORG · 5× Irish ORG · 5× Bachmeier PERSON · 3× Martin PERSON · 3× Provo GPE · 2× Arizona GPE · 1× Fighting Irish ORG · 1× Marcus Freeman PERSON · 1×

Narrative

CJ Carr and the Irish are going up against a terrific defense in a hostile environment, but the numbers suggest they’re built to handle this moment. The Play: Notre Dame -10.5 (-110, DraftKings) Why Trust New York Post Betting Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
🔮 For the first time this season, the second-ranked Fighting Irish will take the field opposite a ranked opponent.

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

Notre Dame fans and skeptics have been waiting seven weeks for this moment. asserted
fans → wait → moment
For the first time this season, the second-ranked Fighting Irish will take the field opposite a ranked opponent. asserted
Irish → rank → opponent
And while most of the college football world is considering this trip to Provo to take on No. 8 BYU a litmus-test game for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame, the betting market is not so sure. asserted
market → consider → Freeman
The Cougars are 5-0, but they’ve looked unbalanced at times, despite playing a pretty easy schedule. asserted
they → look → schedule
Their Week 2 win over Arizona looks impressive, knowing what we now know about the Wildcats, but they’ve yet to face anybody close to the caliber of Notre Dame. asserted
they → look → Dame
And they’ll face the Irish without star running back LJ Martin. asserted
they → face → Martin
After racking up 1,305 yards and five scores on the ground last season, Martin looked like he was on his way to a Heisman-hopeful season before an injury stopped him in his tracks in Week 5. asserted
injury → rack → Week
Martin’s loss is a critical blow to an attack that now looks one-note. asserted
that → look → attack
If you can contain quarterback Bear Bachmeier, the Cougars don’t have many other outs. asserted
Cougars → contain → outs
Bachmeier has put together a decent first half, but he’ll need to find another level if the Cougars are going to upset Notre Dame. asserted
Cougars → put → Dame
Martin’s injury lowers the ceiling of the offense, which puts more pressure on BYU’s defense to drive the bus in Provo. asserted
which → lower → Provo
So far, they’ve answered the bell. asserted
they → answer → bell
The Cougars’ defense grades out as the ninth-best unit in the country, per SP+, and they rank ninth in yards per play allowed and points allowed this season. asserted
they → grade → play
The only problem is that they haven’t seen an offense like Notre Dame, yet. asserted
they → see → Dame
You can set your clock to them. asserted
You → set → them
Get the lowdown on the Best USA Sports Betting Sites and Apps - Check out the best sports betting sites and apps They rank inside the top 10 in FBS in yards per play, offensive success rate and points per drive. asserted
They → get → drive
Their only flaw seems to be converting on third down (37th), but that’s because they’ve faced the sixth-fewest third downs in the nation. asserted
they → seem → nation
Notre Dame’s ability to wear out a defense will mean that Bachmeier and the Cougars will need to answer the Irish blow for blow. asserted
Bachmeier → wear → blow
It’s hard to be confident that BYU can do that given its body of work this season. asserted
BYU → ’ → work
The offense looked better against Iowa State, but it was still too reliant on Bachmeier to do it all. asserted
it → look → it
And two weeks ago, they posted 3.5 yards per play against TCU. asserted
they → post → TCU
CJ Carr and the Irish are going up against a terrific defense in a hostile environment, but the numbers suggest they’re built to handle this moment. The Play: Notre Dame -10.5 (-110, DraftKings) Why Trust New York Post Betting Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. asserted
Leboff → go → industry
He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports. asserted
punters → love → sports
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