Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Stanford
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8-3 · Power #6
56
▲ winner
Final
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3-8 · Power #106
23
final
Closing spread
ND -26
✓ ND W
Total
50
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
ND 39–14 STAN
✓ ND (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -26
Total50
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -26
Total50
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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 26-point road favorite at STAN, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: ND won 56–23; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 50, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 56%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 27.2 against an average line of 25.2; 57.6 points a game (usually 56.1). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2741–13 W O46
Close
HOU @ TEM
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-25.537–8 W U52.5
Close
UTAH @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-2438–29 L O54.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-2455–0 W O53
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CIN @ NAVY
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest
-28.527–20 L U49.25
Close
MICH @ RUTG
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-26.552–17 W O45
Close
CIN @ USF
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar team ratings & rest
-2445–28 L O58.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-25.549–0 W O46.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-24.531–24 L U58.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-2249–13 W O53.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Notre Dame ATS trend Hit
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.

Notre Dame ATS trend (7-3-1)
Notre Dame have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (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
ND+9.1 →+17.5▲ 8.4#9
STAN+2.6 →−8.5▼ 11.1#108
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

ND
Longer bar = better
STAN
#18
Offense
◀ ND better
#105
#9
Defense
◀ ND better
#132
+0.7 #18
Turnovers
◀ ND better
−0.5 #113
62 plays #120
Pace
STAN faster ▶
70 plays #38
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ND has the ball
Advantage: ND offense
ND offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 37.5 #14 36.0 #130 ND
Yards / play 6.83 #10 6.43 #126 ND
PPA / play +0.26 #19 +0.29 #135 ND
Success rate 46% #27 50% #135 ND
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: ND defense
STAN offND defEdge
Points / game 20.4 #114 16.0 #8 ND
Yards / play 5.05 #111 4.38 #5 ND
PPA / play +0.08 #87 −0.06 #7 ND
Success rate 39% #109 36% #14 ND

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ND scoring against the STAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
6.3
#58
10.5
#25
16.8
#36
10.5
#4
10.2
#7
20.7
#3
STAN allowed
7.3
#105
13.0
#133
20.3
#130
7.3
#108
7.8
#96
15.1
#108
STAN scoring against the ND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
2.7
#126
4.8
#126
7.5
#132
7.1
#55
4.8
#114
11.9
#83
ND allowed
2.7
#11
3.7
#7
6.5
#5
4.6
#43
4.9
#30
9.5
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
STAN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ND7d
STAN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ND 1,922 mi
3 time zones