Notre Dame's season appears to be on the line Saturday night when the Fighting Irish host USC. After starting the season with back to back losses against Miami and Texas A&M, Notre Dame has been on notice. If the team wants to return to the College Football Playoffs, it had better not suffer any more losses.

A high-profile team like Notre Dame can make the playoffs with two losses, but if the Irish lose one more, they are likely to be out of chances. A look at the schedule reveals that the Fighting Irish are likely to be significant favorites in all of their remaining games. They are 9.5-point favorites over the visiting Trojans.

The optics favor Notre Dame since they are playing at home against an opponent that has to travel halfway across the country a week after recording a major vi

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