Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Notre Dame
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7-1 · Power #4
52
▲ winner
Closing spread
ND -25.5
✓ ND W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 7–33 ND
✓ ND (97%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -24.5
CloseND -25.5
Total42.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Notre Dame
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ND -24.5 · closed ND -25.5 · moved 1 toward NDmodel ND -27
Opened 42.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 upmodel 40
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 24.5–26.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 43% (42 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (91 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -24.5
CloseND -25.5
Total42.5 → 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 10 games most like ND as a 25.5-point home favorite against FSU, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ND won 52–3; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 25.1 against an average line of 25.9; 44.3 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-22.549–7 W O45.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-23.545–7 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & total
-29.527–11 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & spread
-27.528–3 L U44
Close
MICH vs NU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-23.533–7 W U51
Close
WISC vs NU
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-25.535–7 W O41.5
Close
PSU vs ILL
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread
-24.518–20 L U45.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close
-27.537–3 W U51.5
Close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread
-2442–7 W U54
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form & total
-3133–24 L O45
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Notre Dame ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.

Florida State ATS struggles (2-7)
Florida State have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Florida State away ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Florida State 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Notre Dame ATS trend (6-2)
Notre Dame have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (12-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved up 2
42.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
FSU+14.6 →−2.5▼ 17.1#76
ND+18.9 →+19.3▲ 0.4#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

FSU
Longer bar = better
ND
#134
Offense
ND better ▶
#27
#93
Defense
ND better ▶
#7
−1.3 #135
Turnovers
ND better ▶
+1.3 #4
59 plays #130
Pace
ND faster ▶
64 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: ND defense
FSU offND defEdge
Points / game 14.4 #136 12.1 #4 ND
Yards / play 4.45 #134 4.48 #6 ND
PPA / play −0.04 #129 −0.16 #1 ND
Success rate 34% #135 37% #18 ND
When ND has the ball
Advantage: ND offense
ND offFSU defEdge
Points / game 36.6 #16 27.3 #88 ND
Yards / play 6.35 #36 5.70 #79 ND
PPA / play +0.24 #21 +0.25 #125 ND
Success rate 46% #33 42% #78 ND

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the ND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
3.1
#125
3.8
#131
6.9
#132
3.9
#115
3.7
#133
7.6
#130
ND allowed
4.3
#48
2.9
#3
7.1
#6
1.8
#4
3.3
#6
5.0
#3
ND scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
8.3
#26
11.6
#15
19.9
#17
9.0
#19
7.8
#47
16.8
#22
FSU allowed
5.3
#64
9.3
#102
14.7
#93
6.8
#95
5.9
#59
12.7
#74

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ND +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 12 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
FSU7d
ND14d bye
ND +7 days
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast

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