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Las Vegas - Very excited for the Orange Bowl with Notre Dame -2.5 points over Penn State. This game, especially on the defensive side, looks very even. Both teams ranked among the top six nationally in opponent points per game, opponent yards per game and red zone scoring allowed. What is not even is the quality of opponents that each team played. The Nittany Lions had to do battle with Ohio State and Oregon while the Fighting Irish had a schedule littered with mostly cupcakes. Think this game is gonna come down to the quarterbacks and it's advantage Drew Allar from Penn State because he owns the air and has not made many mistakes. Since the Ohio State game back in early November, Allar has thrown 12 TD passes against only 2 INTs. His receiving corps is superior to Notre Dame, led by the BEST TE in the country, Mackey Award winner Tyler Warren. Not gonna follow the money which has been all Notre Dame, but rather take the Nittany Lions +2.5 points, and as always, if you can, buy the hook to +3.

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