Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Notre Dame
Weather at kickoff64°F7 mphgusts 19Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
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4-1 · Power #4
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▲ winner
Closing spread
ND -22.5
✓ ND W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 12–35 ND
✓ ND (96%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -23.5
CloseND -22.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Stanford
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ND -23.5 · closed ND -22.5 · moved 1 toward STANmodel ND -29
Opened 46.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 20.5–24.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 47% (74 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (47 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenND -23.5
CloseND -22.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
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 10 games most like ND as a 22.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ND won 49–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 23.4 against an average line of 24; 45.6 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-23.545–7 W O47.5
Close
PSU vs ILL
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & season form
-24.518–20 L U45.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-2439–17 L O52.5
Close
PSU vs NU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & situation
-25.517–7 L U50
Close
ISU vs OHIO
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread
-2043–10 W O48
Close
MICH vs NU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-23.533–7 W U51
Close
IOWA vs CSU
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar total & season form
-23.524–14 L U43.75
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & season form
-27.528–3 L U44
Close
UCF vs TEM
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form
-23.570–13 W O46.5
Close
UTAH vs COLO
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & spread
-2428–13 L U52.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal 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.

Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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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
STAN−5.0 →−4.9▲ 0.1#89
ND+18.9 →+17.2▼ 1.7#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

STAN
Longer bar = better
ND
#115
Offense
ND better ▶
#58
#96
Defense
ND better ▶
#11
−0.6 #105
Turnovers
ND better ▶
+0.6 #34
68 plays #48
Pace
◀ STAN faster
63 plays #109
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: ND defense
STAN offND defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #108 12.6 #9 ND
Yards / play 4.95 #120 4.41 #13 ND
PPA / play −0.07 #132 −0.17 #1 ND
Success rate 40% #100 36% #19 ND
When ND has the ball
Advantage: ND offense
ND offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 32.4 #46 27.2 #91 ND
Yards / play 6.16 #51 5.96 #103 ND
PPA / play +0.19 #51 +0.17 #99 ND
Success rate 42% #84 43% #92 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the ND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
4.2
#99
6.0
#104
10.2
#108
6.2
#69
6.6
#78
12.8
#79
ND allowed
4.0
#41
3.2
#12
7.2
#12
1.4
#6
4.0
#31
5.4
#9
ND scoring against the STAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ND scored
9.0
#23
9.6
#50
18.6
#34
6.2
#69
7.6
#49
13.8
#62
STAN allowed
4.8
#61
6.8
#56
11.6
#62
6.8
#89
8.8
#116
15.6
#110

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ND +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 7 mph
gusts 19 mph · 0.008 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
STAN7d
ND14d bye
ND +7 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
STAN 1,922 mi
3 time zones