Will Notre Dame let the Georgia loss carry over to this week’s game against No. 18 Virginia? Or will the Irish get well on their way to an 11-1 season? A lot about this game will de decided by where Notre Dame is mentally after the Georgia game.

Here’s how the staff at Fighting Irish Wire sees the game playing out.

The Pickers

Marek Mazurek, Fighting Irish Wire (0-3 ATS)
Carly Regehr, Fighting Irish Wire (2-1 ATS
Andy Patton, Fighting Irish Wire (1-1 ATS)

(Note: The spread and the overall over/under via BetMGM, the other props are made up by Fighting Irish Wire)

Picks against the spread (Notre Dame -12.5)

Patton: Virginia
Regehr: Virginia
Mazurek: Notre Dame

Picks for the over/under (48.5)

Patton: Under
Regehr: Under
Mazurek: Under

Over/under 150 rushing yards for Notre Dame

Patton: Over
Regehr: Over
Mazurek: Under

Over/Under 275 passing yards for Notre Dame

Patton: Under
Regehr: Under
Mazurek: Over

Most receiving yards for Notre Dame

Patton: Chase Claypool
Regehr: Cole Kmet
Mazurek: Chase Claypool

Most tackles for Notre Dame

Patton: Alohi Gilman
Regehr: Jalen Elliot
Mazurek: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

How many sacks will Notre Dame get

Patton: 1
Regehr: 2
Mazurek: 1

How many turnovers will Notre Dame force

Patton: 1
Regehr: 1
Mazurek: 3

Final score prediction

Patton: 21-17 Notre Dame
Regehr: 28-17 Notre Dame
Mazurek: 28-14 Notre Dame