Miami Notre Dame Leads Playoff Relevant Week 10 Slate

Miami and Notre Dame headline a Week 10 college-football slate with several games carrying College Football Playoff implications, as both teams prepare to meet Saturday in South Bend. The matchup is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, alongside Georgia’s visit to Ole Miss, another Saturday night game with playoff stakes. Miami enters the game ranked No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, while Notre Dame is No. 11. The teams are seeking to stay in contention for a place in the 12-team field. Notre Dame is 7-1, according to the betting report, and Miami is 8-0. Last season, Miami beat Notre Dame 27-24 in Week 1; Notre Dame later missed the playoff, while Miami reached the championship game and lost to Indiana. Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney is reported out for Saturday after suffering an ankle injury in practice. The betting report said he may be absent much longer, but did not establish a return timeline. Caesars head football trader Joey Feazel said the injury was one factor in the spread’s movement: Caesars opened Notre Dame as a 4.5-point underdog, and the line reached 7.5 points by Thursday. Feazel said the firm had seen Notre Dame support against the spread and...