Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 2:00 PM ESTTony the Tiger Sun Bowl · Neutral site
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseND -5.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close40.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 14 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-7 | 16–21 | L | U45 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar total & situation |
-7.75 | 20–13 | L | U42.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 34–11 | W | U46 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread |
-4.5 | 10–20 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread |
-6 | 13–41 | L | O44 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 24–7 | W | U38.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation |
-5.75 | 18–6 | W | U44.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 15–30 | L | O42.25 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 19–10 | W | U46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose · similar spread & situation |
-5 | 24–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 64 earlier overs in games with totals 36.5–44.5, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 3-6 33% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-3-1 67% | 7-2 78% |
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
Longer bar = better
#18
Offense
Even#10
#47
Defense
ND better ▶#7
+0.6 #22
Turnovers
Even+0.5 #25
65 plays #84
Pace
◀ ORST faster62 plays #121
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORST off | ND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ND off | ORST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #29 | 9.8 #39 | 17.6 #28 | 7.7 #36 | 8.6 #20 | 16.3 #27 | |
3.6 #17 | 3.7 #6 | 7.3 #6 | 4.3 #33 | 5.1 #30 | 9.3 #23 |
ND scoring against the ORST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #57 | 11.4 #15 | 17.8 #23 | 11.4 #1 | 9.9 #10 | 21.3 #3 | |
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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