Notre Dame just took a gut punch, falling 28-24 to BYU on Saturday night, but if you thought that knocked them out of the national championship hunt, you’d be dead wrong. This kind of loss usually sends teams spiraling in the rankings and crushes title dreams. You’d expect that, right? Well, apparently, the oddsmakers didn’t get the memo.
A Saturday Night Stunner With Wild Aftershocks
That 28-24 defeat to BYU down in Provo was a tough one, no doubt. Anyone who watched it felt that sting. Normally, a loss like that would mean serious damage to a team’s championship aspirations. We’ve seen it a million times in college football. The layers of hurt from that game felt deep, barely scratching the surface of what it means for a season. You’d figure that’s it, right? The title dreams are on life support.
The Numbers Are Screaming Otherwise
But then Sunday rolled around, and the odds dropped, and it was absolutely wild. Notre Dame was still listed as one of the favorites to win the national championship! Some oddsmakers even had them with the *best* odds in the entire country. FanDuel Sportsbook, yeah, they did put Ohio State ahead of the Irish. And as of today, Georgia has jumped ahead on FanDuel too. But let’s be real, even with those slight shifts, the fact remains: after losing a game they absolutely should not have to BYU, this team’s entire season is still very much in play for the biggest prize. Betting odds aren’t foolproof, sure, but it says something huge when even after that kind of stumble, the Irish are still in the thick of it.
You can rage about this Notre Dame team, and frankly, a lot of folks probably will. But that’s the thing with college football across the board right now. It’s why we get those insane Saturdays, where everything feels flipped on its head. Good odds are definitely a nice thing to have when the road ahead looks like a roller coaster.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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