ABC’s early game on Saturday afternoon will feature the 15^th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish traveling to Clemson, South Carolina to face the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium with the game kicking off at 12:00 PM ET in week 10 of the college football season.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter this game ranked 15^th in the College Football Playoff rankings with a record of 7-2 and are on a two-game winning streak following a 58-7 win at home against the Pittsburgh Panthers while covering the 21-point spread as a home favorite in week 9 of the college football season. Notre Dame scored 58 points while compiling a total of 535 yards offensively which included 380 passing yards and 155 rushing yards while allowing 7 points and 255 total yards defensively which included 202 passing yards and 53 rushing yards. 

Sam Hartman led the team in passing, completing 18 of 25 attempts for 288 yards and two interceptions. Audric Estime led the team in rushing with 19 carries for 114 yards and three touchdowns while adding two receptions for 16 yards. Rico Flores Jr. led the team in receiving, catching two of three targets for 72 yards.

Clemson enters this game with a record of 4-4 and is on a two-game losing streak following a 17-24 loss on the road against the North Carolina State Wolfpack while failing to cover the 9.5-point spread as a road favorite in week 9 of the college football season. The Tigers scored 17 points while compiling a total of 364 yards offensively which included 263 passing yards and 101 rushing yards while allowing 24 points and 202 total yards defensively which included 138 passing yards and 64 rushing yards. Cade Klubnik led the team in passing, completing 33 of 50 attempts for 263 yards and two touchdowns. Phil Mafah led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns while adding three receptions for eight yards. Jake Briningstool led the team in receiving, catching eight of nine targets for 93 yards.

BookMaker has the Notre Dame Fighting Irish listed as 3-point favorites on the road against the Clemson Tigers on Saturday afternoon in week 10 of the college football season. Clemson has won three of the five games all-time while Notre Dame has won two of the previous three meetings. The Fighting Irish are 3-2 ATS all-time and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 6-2-1 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS on the road, and 6-2 ATS as a favorite this season while the Clemson Tigers are 2-6 ATS overall, 1-3 ATS at home, and 0-1 ATS as an underdog on the year.

Notre Dame has been one of the better teams at covering the spread this season in college football going 6-2-1 ATS overall while Clemson is 2-6 ATS overall. The Fighting Irish have also been the better team at covering the spread in the series, going 3-2 ATS all-time and 2-1 ATS in the last three matchups. As a result, I am taking the Notre Dame Fighting Irish -3 on Saturday afternoon when they face the Clemson Tigers.