Newsstand: What is the spread for the Notre Dame vs. Virginia game?
Vegas likes the Notre Dame football program to beat an ACC team in its home regular-season finale by multiple touchdowns once again.
Circa Sports released its opening lines for Week 12 of the College Football on Sunday. The No. 8 Fighting Irish (8-1) opened as a 21-point favorite over Virginia (5-4) for Saturday’s game. The over/under points total is 50½.
The Irish have dominated the spread this season, going 7-2 and achieving wins in their last five games. The “over” has hit in five games, including four of the last five.
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Virginia is similarly successful against the spread, covering in six of nine games. The points total has only gone “over” three times, including only once in its last five outings.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET. NBC will have television coverage.
Notre Dame Posts of the Weekend
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Notre Dame Quote of the Weekend
“I thought their quarterback did a really nice job extending plays. We knew coming into the game he was a talented runner. There were times when he hurt us with his legs, then obviously they were able to hit some big plays in the passing game.”
— Florida State coach Mike Norvell on Irish senior quarterback Riley Leonard.
Notre Dame Headlines of the Weekend
- Why On300 EDGE Simote Katoanga is considering ‘choosing hard’ after third ND visit
- The Mike Goolsby Show: Breaking down ND’s blowout win over Florida State
- Instant observations: ND women’s basketball blows out Purdue in first road game
- 2026 4-star LB Thomas Davis Jr. visited ND: ‘It defintely lived up to the hype’
- College Football Playoff Projections: Will ND move up this week?
- Elite 2026 RB DeZephen Walker on first ND visit: ‘It was electric’
- On3’s No. 1 2026 CB RJ Sermons has another “amazing” visit to ND
- Madden Faraimo update: Where ND stands for the elite LB with recruitment in crunch time
- Inside a big recruiting weekend at ND as the Irish work for flips and lead for top targets
- 2026 4-star EDGE McHale Blade: ‘Right now I’m loving ND’
- Where ND football ranks in Week 12 Associated Press Poll after beating Florida State
- Breaking down PFF grades for ND defense in Irish win vs. Florida State
- Breaking down PFF grades for ND offense in Irish win vs. Florida State
- What they’re saying about ND’s 52-3 win against Florida State
- What Florida State coach Mike Norvell said after losing to ND
- How ND kept its foot on the gas in blowout win over Florida State
- How we’re witnessing the maturation of ND coach Marcus Freeman in real time
- How ND played well all over on defense in beatdown of Florida State
