College Football Picks - Nevada vs. Notre Dame: Maybe the greatest past time for college football picks pundits is to over-hype Notre Dame football. Of course these folks, mostly at ESPN, have been sort of embarressed the past couple of years as the Irish have never lost more games in a combined two year period as they did in 2007-08. Last year the Irish managed to squeak into the Hawaii Bowl with an overall 6-6 record and dominated a weak Hawaii team winning 49-21. That win woke up the Irish hype machine trumpeting an Irish return to respectability. Of course completely overlooked was the Irish loss to Syracuse on Nov. 22, one of the worst teams in the country.

Oddsmakers at Bodog.com list the Irish as 14 1/2-chalk favorites versus Nevada with a 62 total.

Notre Dame, currently ranked 23rd in both major polls opens its 2009 football campaign on Saturday by hosting Nevada. This game has been penciled in as an automatic win for Irish prognosticators, something that could be a mistake.

Nevada is predicted to be the second best team from the WAC behind 14th ranked Boise State. Leading the Wold Pack on the field is All-WAC preseason pick quarterback Colin Kaepernick. While Irish quarterback Jimmy Clausen gets all the hype, Kaepernick will be the best quarterback on the field on Saturday.

College Football Picks: Nevada's Kaepernick will give the Irish defense fits in this game. If Notre Dame can solve the evasive Nevada quarterback they can win the game. If they can't then it could be a long day in South Bend. The best bets - Nevada +14 1/2 ATS and UNDER 62.