Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 7:37 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Louisville
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5-1 · Power #6
20
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Final
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5-0 · Power #21
33
▲ winner
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
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -7
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TEX @ ARK
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar rest & spread
-621–40 L O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.521–14 W U52.5
Very close
OU @ TCU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-524–55 L O69.5
Very close
CLEM @ WAKE
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.551–45 L O58
Very close
TEX @ TTU
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-734–37 L O60.25
Very close
USC @ ORST
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.517–14 L U70.25
Very close
BYU @ BSU
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & season form
-4.551–17 W O62.5
Very close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Close
ORE @ WSU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & rest
-6.544–41 L O57.25
Close
CLEM @ FSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-4.534–28 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%)
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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

ND
Longer bar = better
LOU
#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
When ND has the ball
Even matchup
ND offLOU defEdge
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
When LOU has the ball
Even matchup
LOU offND defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
7.5
#44
11.0
#26
18.5
#35
8.0
#42
10.0
#16
18.0
#18
LOU allowed
0.0
#1
10.4
#110
10.4
#49
4.2
#41
2.6
#5
6.8
#14
LOU scoring against the ND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LOU scored
6.8
#54
14.0
#10
20.8
#12
9.6
#22
6.6
#71
16.2
#36
ND allowed
1.7
#9
2.8
#5
4.5
#2
4.5
#47
4.0
#24
8.5
#30

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LOU +2.5
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