Notre Dame opens as slight road favorite over Arkansas in Week 5
By David Wasson
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The Arkansas Razorbacks are looking to overcome yet another frightful 2025 loss Saturday when they take on No. 22 Notre Dame, and the Hogs will be doing do so as a betting underdog.
According to Circa Sports’ opening lines released Sunday, the 2-2 Razorbacks are a 5-point underdog to the 1-2 Fighting Irish on Saturday in Fayetteville (Noon ET, ABC). The total opens at 62 points.
Arkansas fumbled away a great chance to upend Memphis on Saturday at the Liberty Bowl, as running back Mike Washington Jr. was stripped of the football deep in the Tigers’ end with 1:22 remaining and the Razorbacks just looking to bleed time before setting up for a game-winning field goal. Instead, Memphis remained unbeaten at 4-0 with a 32-31 victory.
Notre Dame got 4 touchdowns Saturday from Jadarian Price, including a 100-yard kickoff return, to thump Purdue 56-30 for its first win of the season. The Irish beat the Boilermakers for the 10th straight time, including last season’s 66-7 blowout.
Saturday will be the first meeting between Arkansas and Notre Dame and was originally scheduled for 2020 before the COVID-19 epidemic. The two teams are also scheduled to play in South Bend, Ind., in 2028.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
