The No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play their first home game Saturday afternoon against Northern Illinois. Notre Dame was on the road last week and beat No. 20 Texas A&M by 10 points, scoring the game-winning touchdown with less than two minutes left. Northern Illinois got off to a good start with a 54-15 win over Western Illinois, but now it will face two higher-ranked teams in September.

Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. According to the latest Notre Dame vs. Northern Illinois odds, Notre Dame is favored by 28.5 points, while the over/under odds are at 45.5 points according to the SportsLine consensus. Before making any Northern Illinois vs. Notre Dame picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine model.

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