Stanford at Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Interstat) — Notre Dame will host Stanford on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Notre Dame Stadium. Stanford (2-3) is the visiting team, and Notre Dame (5-0) is the home team. The forecast for game time calls for 72 degrees.

Notre Dame enters unbeaten after a 37-26 win at North Carolina. The Fightin’ Irish have also beaten Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State and Purdue. Quarterback CJ Carr is a player to watch. He passed for 234 yards and four touchdowns against North Carolina, adding 15 rushing yards. He passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns against Purdue and 234 yards and a touchdown against Michigan State. Carr has thrown for at least 234 yards in each of his past three games. Jonaz Walton rushed for 120 yards and had 28 receiving yards against North Carolina. Nolan James Jr. rushed for 65 yards and scored.

Stanford most recently fell 57-3 at Wake Forest. The Cardinal have wins over Hawaii and Georgia Tech and losses to Miami (FL), Duke and Wake Forest. Quarterback Davis Warren is a player to watch. He passed for 396 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-27 win over Georgia Tech and passed for 151 yards and a touchdown at Duke. Against Wake Forest, Warren passed for 136 yards. Warren has passed for 136, 396 and 151 yards over his past three games. Micah Ford rushed for 45 yards and had 18 receiving yards in the Wake Forest game. Michael Mitchell Jr. passed for 12 yards for the Cardinal in the loss.

Notre Dame has scored at least 27 points in each of its five games. The Fightin’ Irish have allowed 10 points or fewer in three games. Stanford has scored 37 points twice this season, against Hawaii and Georgia Tech. The Cardinal have been held to seven points or fewer in their three losses.

Stanford’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Elon, a home game against North Carolina State, a trip to Louisville, a trip to Virginia Tech, a trip to California and a home game against SMU. Notre Dame’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to BYU, a trip to Navy, a home game against Miami (FL), a home game against Boston College, a home game against SMU and a trip to Syracuse.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Notre Dame to win 65-11. The ELO system gives Notre Dame a 99.1 percent chance to win. Stanford has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +39.5, and the over/under is 54.5.