Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 7:37 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Louisville
Closing spread
ND -7
✓ LOU W
Total
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Model before kickoff
ND 32–24 LOU
✗ ND (70%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseND -7
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseND -7
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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 7-point road favorite at LOU, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: LOU won 33–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.1 against an average line of 6; 62.1 points a game (usually 54.2).
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 21–40 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5.5 | 21–14 | W | U52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5 | 24–55 | L | O69.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 51–45 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 34–37 | L | O60.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 17–14 | L | U70.25 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 51–17 | W | O62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 13–20 | L | U56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 44–41 | L | O57.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 34–28 | W | O51 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Notre Dame ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Notre Dame ATS trend (4-1-1)
Notre Dame have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Notre Dame 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-1 83% | 4-1-1 80% | 3-2 60% | |
| 5-0 100% | 2-3 40% | 2-2 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ND+9.1 →+16.6▲ 7.5#10
LOU+2.1 →+7.2▲ 5.1#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#15
Offense
Even#14
#21
Defense
◀ ND better#35
+0.8 #18
Turnovers
◀ ND better+0.4 #42
62 plays #114
Pace
LOU faster ▶66 plays #77
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ND off | LOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.5 #23 | 17.2 #23 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.42 #11 | 5.24 #51 | ND |
| PPA / play | +0.45 #6 | +0.01 #37 | ND |
| Success rate | 49% #19 | 36% #27 | Even |
| LOU off | ND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.0 #19 | 13.0 #14 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.47 #10 | 4.31 #9 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.37 #12 | +0.03 #45 | LOU |
| Success rate | 51% #13 | 33% #14 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ND scoring against the LOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #44 | 11.0 #26 | 18.5 #35 | 8.0 #42 | 10.0 #16 | 18.0 #18 | |
0.0 #1 | 10.4 #110 | 10.4 #49 | 4.2 #41 | 2.6 #5 | 6.8 #14 |
LOU scoring against the ND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #54 | 14.0 #10 | 20.8 #12 | 9.6 #22 | 6.6 #71 | 16.2 #36 | |
1.7 #9 | 2.8 #5 | 4.5 #2 | 4.5 #47 | 4.0 #24 | 8.5 #30 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ND7d
LOU8d
LOU +1 day
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
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