Notre Dame safety Adon Shuler (8) hurdles over Virginia quarterback Anthony Colandrea (10) after intercepting the ball during a NCAA college football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in South Bend.

Expecting this line to be closer to -27, our college football picks are happy to snag Notre Dame at -22.5.

Take UVA. This number seems a bit high in my opinion. Virginia is capable of moving the ball offensively and should be able to score some points. Notre Dame has been crushing teams, but with an undefeated Army team on deck this seems like a bit of a lookahead point. Virginia covers the number.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard struggled a little early — it didn’t help that pre-snap penalties continually put the Irish in third-and-long situations — but his final line is quite good. He ended up 22-of-33 for 214 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. He also had eight carries for 32 yards with a long of 14

Jeremiyah Love ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns and Riley Leonard threw three touchdown passes to lead host Notre Dame to a comfortable 35-14 victory over Virginia on Saturday

A disastrous first half with ball security doomed Virginia (5-5) to a 35-14 loss on the road at No. 8 Notre Dame (9-1) on Saturday evening at Notre Dame Stadium. Here are five key takeaways from the Cavaliers' defeat to the Fighting Irish.