A pair of top-10 foes meet when the No. 7 Cincinnati Bearcats face the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a key nonconference battle on Saturday. Kickoff from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., is set for 2:30 p.m. ET. The Bearcats have started the season 3-0, while the Fighting Irish are 4-0.

The Bearcats are led by senior quarterback Desmond Ridder, the 2020 AAC Player of the Year. Ridder has completed 54 of 83 passes (65.1 percent) for 748 yards and seven touchdowns. He has been intercepted twice and has a rating of 163.8. He has also rushed 20 times for 72 yards (3.6 average) and two TDs.

Much of the Fighting Irish's success this season has been due to the play of its defense. Sophomore linebacker JD Bertrand leads the unit with 42 tackles, including 28 solo, through Notre Dame's first four games. That ranks 11th nationally and is the most by an Irish player through the first four games of a season since Manti Te'o had 54 in the first four games of the 2010 season. Last week against Wisconsin, Bertrand registered eight tackles, including seven solo.    

The Bearcats are favored by two points in the latest Cincinnati vs. Notre Dame odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 50. Before entering any Cincinnati vs. Notre Dame picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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