Miami is ranked No. 1, but still a touchdown underdog at No. 4 Notre Dame. And this is a rarity

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Imagine this: The No. 1 team in the country wins — and it s considered a big upset. It could happen. A rarity awaits on Saturday night, when No. 1 Miami (8-0, No. 1 College Football Playoff ranking) visits No. 4 Notre Dame (7-1, No. 11 CFP). The Fighting Irish are more than a touchdown favorite at most sportsbooks after the injury to star Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney in what could mark the first time in 12 years that the AP No. 1 was that large of an underdog. The most recent instance of an AP No. 1-ranked team being an underdog in a regular-season game by at least seven points is believed to have come in 2014, when Mississippi State (which featured quarterback Dak Prescott, now of the Dallas Cowboys) was a touchdown underdog to then-No. 4 Alabama (which featured running back Derrick Henry, now of the Baltimore Ravens). Mississippi State lost that game, 25-20. Clemson was ranked No. 1 for the national title game against Alabama on Jan. 11, 2016,