Notre Dame football score predictions: Fighting Irish vs. Army national picks
Try to find someone who’s picking Army to beat Notre Dame straight up. You probably can’t.
Blue & Gold found picks for the No. 6 Fighting Irish’s game against No. 19 Army from 22 pundits across seven different national media outlets. All 22 are picking Notre Dame to win outright.
Here’s a look at all of the national picks.
Bleacher Report: Notre Dame 28, Army 19
David Kenyon: The short version is Notre Dame’s defense should rule the evening. But how about Army’s physical group? While the competition level is lower for Army, only one opponent has surpassed 14 points. This is an informative matchup about ND’s offense and Army’s upside.
USA Today
Scooby Axson: Fighting Irish
Jordan Mendoza: Fighting Irish
Paul Myerberg: Fighting Irish
Erick Smith: Fighting Irish
Eddie Timanus: Fighting Irish
Dan Wolken: Fighting Irish
CBS Sports: All Fighting Irish
Every single one of CBS Sports’ experts picked Notre Dame to win straight up, so the following picks are what they are choosing against the 14.5-point spread.
Dennis Dodd: Army
Tom Fornelli: Army
Chip Patterson: Army
Shehan Jeyarajah: Fighting Irish
David Cobb: Fighting Irish
Jerry Palm: Army
Brandon Marcello: Army
Richard Johnson: Fighting Irish
Athlon Sports
Steven Lassan: Fighting Irish
Dan Lyons: Fighting Irish
Thomas Neumann: Fighting Irish
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Pro Football Focus
Max Chadwick: Notre Dame 31, Army 14
“Army’s offense has struggled in its last couple of games, averaging just 17 points against North Texas and Air Force. Those are two well below-average defenses at the Group of Five level, making it unlikely they’ll get back on track against one of the nation’s 10 best defenses in Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish win convincingly in Yankee Stadium and must only beat USC to get into the playoff.”
Dalton Wasserman: Notre Dame 35, Army 13
The Black Knights being unable to score more than 14 points in their last game against North Texas is concerning. Notre Dame has hit its stride on both sides of the ball, and Army hasn’t seen anything close to its talent level.”
ESPN’s Greg McElroy: Fighting Irish
McElroy: “I think Notre Dame rolls in this game. I don’t expect it to be super competitive. I think they’ll run away at the end. And I just, unless this game goes completely perfect to script for the Army Black Knights, I don’t see how they keep this thing close.”
FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt: Fighting Irish
Klatt: “Normally when a team plays like Army or Navy or Air Force, one of these academies, it’s like ‘Man this is so difficult to prepare for.’ That’s one of the talking points going into those games. But Notre Dame does it so often that I don’t think it’s as big of a factor in this matchup as I would in other matchups.”
