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Newsstand: DraftKings releases betting lines for four 2026 Notre Dame football games

IMG_9992by: Tyler Horka10 hours agotbhorka

DraftKings released betting lines for 70 games labeled “Games of the Year” coming up this season. Notre Dame is involved in four of them.

Here’s an early look at those lines.

• at North Carolina (Oct. 3): ND -23.5
• at BYU (Oct. 17): ND -10.5
• Miami (Nov. 7): ND -7
• SMU (Nov. 21): ND -17.5

Unsurprisingly, the Fighting Irish are favorites in all of the games. Many pundits are already projecting them to go a perfect 12-0. That’s a difficult mark to lay down against any schedule, though, and some might be a little surprised the Irish are favored against Miami and BYU by at least a touchdown. Those are the two most difficult opponents on the slate. SMU might be third in that regard, and DraftKings has the Irish as a three-score favorite in that matchup.

Of course, these lines could change drastically considering all of them are at least one month into the season. North Carolina could end up being much better than the 4-8 team it was in Bill Belichick’s first season in year two of his regime, for instance. BYU and Miami could end up being College Football Playoff-caliber teams, and those point spreads could shrink no matter what Notre Dame does before playing in those games.

But as of now, in early June, the lines are what they are, and considering all the Irish are supposed to be, it makes at least some sense on paper.

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“Coach Codlin is a great person, and I sent him a couple of videos of my workout. He was telling me what I can work on. He’s definitely a coach who wants the best for his players.”

— North Miami Beach’s Andre Hyppolite, the No. 105 overall player and No. 9 safety in America according to Rivals

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