Notre Dame vs North Carolina College Football Picks: The Fighting Irish are (4-1) coming off a home win last week beating Stanford 28-21.  QB Jimmy Clausen was 29/40 for 349 yards and 3 TD's.  Saturday comes down to one thing, if the ND O-line can provide Clausen with time to throw (their DB's can't cover their receivers) the chances are the team that has the ball last will win.  However, if that doesn't happen then it could be a long afternoon since they haven't been able to run all year.  The sports odds posted by the oddsmakers at Heroescasino.com currently list North Carolina -8 favorites to Notre Dame heading into this matchup.

"I think it's a major step when the quarterback doesn't force balls down the field and is willing to throw to his flair control," Weis said. "I think that's a major step."

The Tar Heels are (4-1) off a win last beating undefeated Connecticut 38-12.  The Tar Heels' defense got offensive - and for that matter, so did the offense and special teams - and that led to a statement victory. The big advantage that UNC has in this game is their pass defense. They lead the nation in interceptions right now.  This is a big game for UNC, but this team already has shown enough poise to come back from 14 points down on the road with their third string quarterback the week after a disheartening loss at home.  I could be wrong, but I think they will be able to deal with the pressure of playing an unranked Notre Dame team at home.  The online sports betting odds at Heroescasino.com has the OVER/UNDER in this Notre Dame vs North Carolina game is set at 47 points.

"I think we're on the cusp," Weis said. "I can't worry about the polls, but you go beat North Carolina at North Carolina, I'd say the odds are you'll be in the Top 25 next week." 

College Football Picks: ND's biggest problem and the only reason Michigan and Stanford even made it as close as they did was because ND gets a lead and goes into 'safemode' in the 4th.  They have never really been a team that piles on the score.  It also shoots them in the foot.  Notre Dame's lone loss in 17 all-time meetings with North Carolina came in 1960 at Chapel Hill.  The only time these teams have met since 1975 was the Irish's 45-26 home win in 2006, their sixth straight victory in the series.

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