Notre Dame offensive lineman Aamil Wagner (59) throws wide receiver Jaden Greathouse (1) into the air after a Greathouse touchdown during a NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Louisville at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Stanford has struggled most of the year, while Notre Dame has been great, mostly outside the Northern Illinois game. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Stanford-Notre Dame prediction and pick.

Whoever Notre Dame plays this year, the defense is a virtual guarantee to be better than the opponent’s offense. Stanford is no exception. While the Irish clearly are better at defending the run than the Cardinal are at executing it,