Michigan owns the edge in the recent rivalry with Notre Dame, winning six of the last nine meetings outright, going 6-3 against the spread. However, after meeting almost every season from 1978 through 2014 these teams haven't met since. One of the great college football rivalries is renewed when the Irish and Wolverines open their 2018 campaigns Saturday night in South Bend.
College football point spread: The Wolverines opened as 1.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)
College football betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 27.