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Ranking the 5 best college football bets for Week 3 of 2021 season

By Connor Muldowney

SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 11: Tyler Buchner #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball during the game against the Toledo Rockets at Notre Dame Stadium on September 11, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - SEPTEMBER 11: Tyler Buchner #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs the ball during the game against the Toledo Rockets at Notre Dame Stadium on September 11, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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1. Notre Dame (-7) vs. Purdue

Has a team ever felt worse after a win than Notre Dame did this past weekend following a 32-29 win over Toledo in South Bend? I honestly doubt it.

The Fighting Irish looked really bad against the Rockets in a game they were supposed to win by about three touchdowns after an emotional Week 1 win over Florida State. Luckily, most fans weren’t able to tune into this game because it was streamed on Peacock (yeah, I don’t know) and they got to avoid the horrible performance.

Now Notre Dame is back on national TV, playing on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon against a familiar opponent in Purdue. This used to be a nearly annual matchup but the two teams haven’t met since 2014 when the Irish won 30-14. Notre Dame has five straight wins in this series dating back to 2007.

Jeff Brohm and the Boilermakers might be 2-0 and fresh off a 49-0 blowout of UConn, but the Huskies and Oregon State aren’t anywhere near what they’ll see in Notre Dame.

Jack Coan and Kyren Williams will bounce back to beat Purdue by a couple of touchdowns, covering the 7-point spread.

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