Notre Dame vs. Georgia prediction, odds: 2025 College Football Playoff picks, Sugar Bowl best bets from proven model

The seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish will battle the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Sugar Bowl on Thursday, 24 hours later than originally planned due to the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street. Notre Dame will be without at least 11 players due to injury or the transfer portal, while Georgia will be without at least nine players, including starting quarterback Carson Beck, who underwent elbow surgery and has declared for the NFL Draft. Gunner Stockton will start in his place.

Kickoff from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans is set for 4 p.m. ET. Georgia leads the all-time series 3-0, last meeting in 2019. The Irish are 1-point favorites in the latest Notre Dame vs. Georgia odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 45.5. Notre Dame is the slight -116 favorite (risk $116 to win $100) on the money line.

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