Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · Neutral site
Closing spread
ND -14.5
✓ ND W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
ND 31–16 NAVY
✓ ND (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -13.5
CloseND -14.5
Total52.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenND -13.5
1 → ND
CloseND -14.5
1 pt toward Notre Dame
Total
Open52.5
▼ 2
Close50.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ND -13.5 · closed ND -14.5 · moved 1 toward NDmodel ND -20
model ND -20
Opened 52.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47
model 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (70 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -13.5
CloseND -14.5
Total52.5 → 50.5
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 2 games most like
ND as a 14.5-point neutral-site favorite against NAVY, the favorite won 2, covered 1, and 0 went over the total.
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This game: ND won 51–14; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 2 similar games. 65 points went over 50.5, as in 0 of 2.
Favorite won
2 of 2100%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
1 of 250%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
0 of 20%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 2 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 10.5 against an average line of 15.5; 30.5 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›
All 2 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar total & rest |
-17 | 10–7 | L | U50 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & total |
-14 | 31–13 | W | U49.5 |
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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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 (5-2)
Notre Dame have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Navy ATS trend (5-1)
Navy have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved down 2
52.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 303 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | |
| 8-2 80% | 7-2 78% | 7-2 78% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ND 1–0 NAVY
ND leads · 1 game since 2023 · ND has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 2023 | Navy 3 @ Notre Dame 42 | ND -20 | ND W |
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+18.9 →+19.0▲ 0.1#9
NAVY−17.5 →+0.7▲ 18.2#66
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#43
Offense
NAVY better ▶#4
#7
Defense
◀ ND better#43
+0.6 #30
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶+2.0 #2
64 plays #94
Pace
◀ ND faster60 plays #128
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ND off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.6 #26 | 19.7 #30 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.23 #44 | 5.51 #72 | ND |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #44 | −0.04 #9 | NAVY |
| Success rate | 44% #59 | 40% #59 | Even |
| NAVY off | ND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 44.8 #4 | 11.9 #5 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.32 #7 | 4.36 #6 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.50 #3 | −0.18 #1 | Even |
| Success rate | 55% #3 | 36% #15 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ND scoring against the NAVY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #35 | 10.9 #29 | 18.3 #31 | 8.4 #24 | 7.9 #48 | 16.3 #30 | |
3.5 #39 | 4.3 #17 | 7.8 #16 | 5.7 #70 | 6.2 #70 | 11.8 #64 |
NAVY scoring against the ND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.2 #8 | 15.3 #2 | 26.5 #2 | 9.7 #17 | 8.7 #33 | 18.3 #11 | |
4.9 #63 | 2.3 #3 | 7.1 #9 | 1.0 #4 | 3.7 #14 | 4.7 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
63° · 13 mph
gusts 26 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ND7d
NAVY7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 133fast
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