Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · Neutral site
Closing spread
ND -14.5
✓ ND W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
ARMY 14–29 ND
✓ ND (86%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -17
CloseND -14.5
Total43.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenND -17
2.5 → ARMY
CloseND -14.5
2.5 pts toward Army
Total
Open43.5
▲ 1
Close44.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ND -17 · closed ND -14.5 · moved 2.5 toward ARMYmodel ND -17.5
model ND -17.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 1 upmodel 44
model 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (90 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -17
CloseND -14.5
Total43.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 4 games most like
ND as a 14.5-point neutral-site favorite against ARMY, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: ND won 49–14; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 4 similar games. 63 points went over 44.5, as in 2 of 4.
Favorite won
4 of 4100%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
2 of 450%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 4 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 22.5 against an average line of 14.8; 46.5 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 4 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-14 | 51–14 | W | O50.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar team ratings |
-17 | 10–7 | L | U50 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread |
-14 | 43–20 | W | O50 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose |
-14 | 34–7 | W | U50.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Army ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Army ATS trend (7-2)
Army have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Notre Dame ATS trend (7-3)
Notre Dame have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward Army
2.5 pts (ND -17 → ND -14.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 256 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–48.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 7-2 78% | 5-4 56% | |
| 9-1 90% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARMY−16.8 →+4.5▲ 21.3#50
ND+18.9 →+20.5▲ 1.6#7
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Longer bar = better
#9
Offense
◀ ARMY better#24
#25
Defense
ND better ▶#3
+1.2 #4
Turnovers
Even+1.5 #2
62 plays #122
Pace
ND faster ▶65 plays #91
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARMY off | ND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.2 #21 | 11.4 #3 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.81 #10 | 4.32 #4 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.41 #2 | −0.19 #1 | Even |
| Success rate | 56% #1 | 35% #4 | Even |
| ND off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.0 #10 | 10.3 #1 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.43 #26 | 4.71 #13 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #21 | −0.05 #10 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #39 | 42% #74 | ND |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ARMY scoring against the ND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #15 | 10.0 #40 | 18.8 #23 | 9.1 #15 | 7.3 #55 | 16.4 #27 | |
3.7 #30 | 2.3 #2 | 6.0 #4 | 2.1 #3 | 3.3 #5 | 5.4 #3 |
ND scoring against the ARMY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #25 | 12.8 #6 | 20.8 #11 | 8.9 #17 | 8.3 #39 | 17.2 #17 | |
2.2 #10 | 1.1 #1 | 3.3 #1 | 2.2 #4 | 4.8 #25 | 7.0 #8 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
43° · 11 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARMY14d bye
ND7d
ARMY +7 days
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
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