Do you think that's because they have confidence that their defense will be able to contain the Irish offense?
oh yeah.
Look at what they did to the Texas offense. The Texas offense is more balanced than ND is.
It comes down to whether ND can run the ball. OSU has been able to shut down running games with a 6 man front. If they are able to consistently drop 5 6 or 7 guys into coverage and not have to worry about the run, they will probably be winning the game.