College Football Odds Week 0: Navy vs Notre Dame Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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College football odds are on the board for Week 0 and receiving plenty of attention as the long awaited return of meaningful gridiron action is finally here.

The Navy Midshipmen and Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, August 26 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Here's everything you need to know about the college football odds for the Week 0 game between Notre Dame and Navy: the opening lines, spreads, betting trends, and more.

Navy Midshipmen vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Odds

• Opening point spread: Navy +20.5 / Notre Dame -20.5
• Opening moneyline: Navy +800 / Notre Dame -1400
• Opening total: Over/Under 50.5
• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday (NBC)

• Opening point spread: Notre Dame -19.5
• Opening moneyline: Notre Dame -1400/Navy +800
• Opening total: Over/Under 49.5 points scored
• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday (NBC)

UPDATE 2 P.M. ET WEDNESDAY: Marcus Freeman opens his second season as Fighting Irish coach in a neutral-site game across the pond in Dublin, Ireland. And Notre Dame has a new QB in Wake Forest transfer Sam Hartman.

The Irish are coming off a 9-4 SU season (7-6 ATS), capped by a 45-38 Gator Bowl win as 5-point favorites vs. South Carolina.

Navy went 4-8 SU and a more respectable 7-5 ATS in the 2022 season. The Midshipmen gave Notre Dame all it could handle in mid-November. After falling behind 35-13 by halftime, Navy's rally fell just short in a 35-32 loss as 17-point neutral-site underdogs.

BetMGM Nevada – meaning the sportsbook's retail and digital operations in Las Vegas – opened the Irish -19.5 back in June and went to -20.5 on Aug. 13.

"It's 2/1 tickets on Notre Dame and 2/1 money in favor of Navy," BetMGM Nevada's Scott Shelton said. "Right now, we're a small loser to Navy, but that could change with one bet. I'm guessing we'll end up needing Navy come game day."

The total is also up a point, to 50.5 in BetMGM's college football odds Week 0 market.

"Tickets are dead even, money slightly shaded toward the Under. But it's really good two-way," Shelton said.

Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson