BYU vs Notre Dame Betting Preview
A fun non-conference game is set for Saturday night when the BYU Cougars (4-1) visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Both teams are coming off wins and will hope to extend their two-game winning streaks. This game will air live on NBC and Peacock. PointsBet Sportsbook has the opening line at Notre Dame -3 and the over at 52 points scored.
Through five games, BYU is scoring 34.4 points per game and are gaining 445.4 yards per game, 293.2 through the air and 152.2 on the ground. Defensively, the Cougars are averaging 26.4 points against, and 335.4 yards allowed, 175.6 passing and 159.8 rushing.
After four games, Notre Dame is scoring 25.0 points per game and are gaining 369.3 yards per game, 209.3 through the air and 160.0 on the ground. Defensively, the Fighting Irish are averaging 24.0 points against, and 355.5 yards allowed, 213.3 passing and 142.3 rushing.
BYU vs Notre Dame Prediction
Last time out, BYU hosted rivals Utah State and won 38-26. Utah State jumped out a 7-0 lead, but BYU fought back to lead 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. The Aggies were not deterred as they retook the lead, 17-14, and it was tied at 17 at the half. BYU opened the second half by going on a 21-3 scoring run and putting the game out of Utah State’s reach. Jaren Hall went 17/27 for 274 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Three different BYU players hauled in a touchdown pass in the win. Defensively, BYU allowed 392 total yards and forced three Utah State turnovers, two interceptions and one recovered fumble.
Notre Dame visited North Carolina, two weeks back, and left with an impressive 45-32 win. North Carolina led 7-0 after the first quarter, but a crazy second quarter saw Notre Dame take a 24-14 lead into the half. The Fighting Irish scored the first 14 points of the third quarter and put this game on ice. Drew Pyne went 24/34 for 289 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Notre Dame ran the ball 51 times for 287 yards, a 5.6 average, and three touchdowns in the win. Defensively, the Fighting Irish allowed 367 total yards and recovered one UNC fumble.
Series History: Notre Dame won the last meeting, back in 2005, and lead the all-time series 4-2.
Pick: I still don’t trust Notre Dame, so I am going to take BYU to cover the spread.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
BYU Cougars
Team Stats
Passing
Offense/Defense
ND | Passing | BYU |
---|---|---|
17.5 | CMP | 20.8 |
27 | ATT | 34 |
64.7 | CMP% | 61.3 |
246.5 | Y/G | 240 |
9.1 | Y/A | 7.1 |
2.4 | TD/G | 1.8 |
Defense/Offense
ND | Passing | BYU |
---|---|---|
15 | CMP | 18.3 |
28.6 | ATT | 33 |
52.4 | CMP% | 55.6 |
157.3 | Y/G | 205.4 |
5.5 | Y/A | 6.2 |
0.6 | TD/G | 1.4 |
Rushing
Offense/Defense
ND | Rushing | BYU |
---|---|---|
35.2 | ATT | 36.6 |
185.7 | Y/G | 177.7 |
5.3 | Y/A | 4.9 |
2.2 | TD/G | 1.5 |
Defense/Offense
ND | Rushing | BYU |
---|---|---|
33.6 | ATT | 30.0 |
119.0 | Y/G | 104.3 |
3.5 | Y/A | 3.5 |
1.1 | TD/G | 1.3 |
Special Teams
ND | Special Teams | BYU |
---|---|---|
3.0 | Punts-GM | 5.7 |
45.0 | Punt Avg | 48.4 |
1.6 | Kick Ret GM | 2.5 |
26.3 | Kick Ret Avg | 20.4 |
1.2 | Punt Ret GM | 1.9 |
11.2 | Punt Ret Avg | 4.0 |
Betting Trends
ND | Betting Trends | BYU |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 0-3-0 |
30 | Avg Score | 32 |
25 | Avg Opp Score | 30.33 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
3-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
33.33 | Avg Score | 34 |
22.33 | Avg Opp Score | 23.33 |
ND | Betting Trends | BYU |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
27 | Avg Score | 34.4 |
26.6 | Avg Opp Score | 26.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
5-0-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
32 | Avg Score | 37.8 |
19.8 | Avg Opp Score | 23 |
ND | Betting Trends | BYU |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
7-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
34.1 | Avg Score | 39.4 |
19 | Avg Opp Score | 27.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
9-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
33.2 | Avg Score | 36 |
22.9 | Avg Opp Score | 25.1 |
Head to Head
Teams Last 10
BYU vs Notre Dame Betting Stats
Cougars
- Notre Dame is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
- Notre Dame is 13-4 SU in their last 17 games.
- Notre Dame is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Brigham Young.
- Notre Dame is 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Independents (FBS) conference.
- Notre Dame is 16-2 SU in their last 18 games played in October.
- Notre Dame is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games played in week 6.
- Notre Dame is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Saturday.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Notre Dame’s last 9 games when playing as the favorite.
Fighting Irish
- BYU is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of BYU’s last 7 games.
- BYU is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games.
- BYU is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Independents (FBS) conference.
- BYU is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games played in October.
- BYU is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games played in week 6.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of BYU’s last 6 games played on a Saturday.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of BYU’s last 7 games when playing as the underdog.