Irish 42.5 to 44.5 point favorites against Rice.

Notre Dame should throttle Rice, but that's a lot to cover coming off a short week when you have a team not used to it. It's not like the NFL were the players now used to short weeks with games almost every day of the week.

I wouldn't touch ND covering.

Will be important to play to that number. Young WR need to play and gain some confidence and game experience.