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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

6-0 straight up · 4-2 ATS · 4-2 over-under · #2 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 7:30 PMABCESPN Unlimited
at8BYU Cougars
SpreadNotre Dame -10.5
Total46.5
Moneyline-425
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games4-267%Small sample+2.5
Home2-167%Small sample+2.2
Road1-150%Small sample+0.8
Favorite4-267%Small sample+2.5
Non-conference4-267%Small sample+2.5
Last 53-260%Small sample+1.6

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games4-267%Small sample+3.2
Home1-233%Small sample-2.5
Road2-0100%Small sample+9
Non-conference4-267%Small sample+3.2
Last 53-260%Small sample+2.1

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10vs StanfordW 58-7-40.5W +10.555.5O +9.5
Oct 3at North CarolinaW 37-26-21L -1046.5O +16.5
Sep 26at PurdueW 49-10-27.5W +11.557.5O +1.5
Sep 19vs Michigan StateW 27-10-28.5L -11.551.5U -14.5
Sep 12vs RiceW 52-0-44.5W +7.554.5U -2.5
Sep 6vs WisconsinW 41-13-21W +745.5O +8.5

Close is Notre Dame's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20266-04-267%Small sample4-267%+2.5
202510-26-650%Small sample7-558%+4.5
202414-212-475%Small sample9-756%+9.1
202310-39-3-175%Small sample9-469%+7.6
20229-47-654%Small sample8-4-167%+1.5
202111-29-469%Small sample7-654%+7.8
202010-26-650%Small sample6-650%+3.2
201911-29-469%Small sample5-838%+5.2

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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