Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTTony the Tiger Sun Bowl · Neutral site
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8-4 · Power #20
8
final
Final
vs
9-3 · Power #6
40
▲ winner
Closing spread
ND -5.5
✓ ND W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
ORST 24–30 ND
✓ ND (66%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -5.5
Total40.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseND -5.5
Total40.5
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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 5.5-point neutral-site favorite against ORST, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: ND won 40–8; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 40.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.7 against an average line of 5.3; 36.9 points a game (usually 53.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
OKST vs BAY
2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar season form & spread
-716–21 L U45
Close
WISC vs ASU
2021 · Postseason · close · similar total & situation
-7.7520–13 L U42.5
Close
UGA vs MICH
2021 · Postseason · close · similar situation & spread
-7.534–11 W U46
Close
TA&M vs ARK
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread
-4.510–20 L U47
Close
WISC vs ND
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread
-613–41 L O44
Close
LOU vs CIN
2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & situation
-2.524–7 W U38.5
Close
MINN vs WVU
2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation
-5.7518–6 W U44.75
Close
BAY vs AFA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & spread
-3.515–30 L O42.25
Loose
MSST vs ILL
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & spread
-3.519–10 W U46.5
Loose
WISC vs OKST
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & situation
-524–17 W U45
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 (8-3-1)
Notre Dame have covered 73% 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
ORST+11.2 →+12.0▲ 0.8#18
ND+9.1 →+17.9▲ 8.8#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW15

ORST
Longer bar = better
ND
#18
Offense
Even
#10
#47
Defense
ND better ▶
#7
+0.6 #22
Turnovers
Even
+0.5 #25
65 plays #84
Pace
◀ ORST faster
62 plays #121
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ORST has the ball
Even matchup
ORST offND defEdge
Points / game 33.8 #26 16.6 #8 Even
Yards / play 6.56 #18 4.43 #6 Even
PPA / play +0.27 #16 −0.07 #5 Even
Success rate 49% #10 35% #8 Even
When ND has the ball
Advantage: ND offense
ND offORST defEdge
Points / game 39.1 #7 21.5 #34 ND
Yards / play 6.95 #9 5.29 #47 ND
PPA / play +0.28 #13 +0.04 #27 Even
Success rate 48% #12 43% #81 ND

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ORST scoring against the ND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ORST scored
7.8
#29
9.8
#39
17.6
#28
7.7
#36
8.6
#20
16.3
#27
ND allowed
3.6
#17
3.7
#6
7.3
#6
4.3
#33
5.1
#30
9.3
#23
ND scoring against the ORST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
6.3
#57
11.4
#15
17.8
#23
11.4
#1
9.9
#10
21.3
#3
ORST allowed
3.3
#14
7.3
#60
10.6
#30
3.7
#18
7.3
#87
10.9
#36

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
49° · 3 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORST35d bye
ND34d bye
ORST +1 day
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
ORST, ND backup QBs started
Not the usual starter

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