Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · Neutral site
Weather at kickoff43°F11 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
9-0 · Power #52
14
final
Final
vs
9-1 · Power #4
49
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Army
Total
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
Opened 43.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form & situation
-1451–14 W O50.5
Loose
TA&M vs COLO
2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar team ratings
-1710–7 L U50
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread
-1443–20 W O50
Loose
UGA vs FLA
2021 · Week 9 · loose
-1434–7 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%)
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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
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ARMY
Longer bar = better
ND
#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
When ARMY has the ball
Even matchup
ARMY offND defEdge
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
When ND has the ball
Even matchup
ND offARMY defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARMY scored
8.8
#15
10.0
#40
18.8
#23
9.1
#15
7.3
#55
16.4
#27
ND allowed
3.7
#30
2.3
#2
6.0
#4
2.1
#3
3.3
#5
5.4
#3
ND scoring against the ARMY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
8.0
#25
12.8
#6
20.8
#11
8.9
#17
8.3
#39
17.2
#17
ARMY allowed
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