Notre Dame enters this week at 4-2, still clinging to any faint hope of sneaking back into the playoff conversation. The Irish need a signature win to even stay in that discussion.

On the other side, Lincoln Riley has USC looking like USC again: fast, balanced and ruthless on offense. But now the Trojans step into a matchup that's built to test exactly what has made them dominant so far.

>> Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock

Line: Notre Dame-9.5

> Money line : Notre Dame (-340), USC (+270)

> Over/Under: 60.5 (O -115, U -105)

USC's nation-leading offense faces its first true test

The Trojans are first in the country in offensive success rate and first in net EPA per play, which essentially means every snap has positive value.

Success rate doesn't necessarily mean hitting big

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