For the first time this season, Notre Dame is an underdog. According to Vegas Insider, the Irish opened up as a 1-point underdog against LSU in the Citrus Bowl.
Throughout the season, Las Vegas favored the Fighting Irish in every single game. In their three losses, the sharks favored Notre Dame by 5-points, 3.5-points, and 3-points against Georgia, Miami (FL) and Stanford respectively.
As an underdog, Brian Kelly possesses an opportunity to use this situation to motivate his team. How will the 2017 version of the Notre Dame football team respond when no one believes in them?