Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for WagerTalk.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football notes and trends.
Notre Dame vs. Navy: Irish have won and covered the last three meetings against the Midshipmen, while their straight-up winning streak in the series has reached eight games. Navy’s last series win came in 2016, and the teams did not meet during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Edge: Notre Dame, based on series trends.
Arizona at Texas Tech: Arizona has won five straight and covered three straight entering Saturday. The Red Raiders are just 2-5 against the spread this season (counting Sam Houston on Sept. 26 as an ATS loss). Texas Tech is also on a 5-0-1 over run entering the weekend. Edge: Arizona and slight lean to the over, based on team and totals trends.
Wisconsin at Iowa: Kirk Ferentz has owned Luke Fickell the past three seasons, with the Hawkeyes winning and covering convincingly in each matchup. Iowa has now won and covered four straight in the series.…