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Notre Dame opens a 17.5-point favorite. Our model gives Notre Dame a 87% chance.
SeriesNotre Dame leads 10–3 · Notre Dame won the last meeting, 59–6 · 1989
Your sims:Sims: ND 0, SMU 0
DraftKings · updated Sep 1, 6:27 PM ETNot gambling advice
| Notre DameND | SMUSMU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42#2 | PPG | 32.2#26 |
| 17.6#10 | PA/G | 20.5#30 |
| 459.5#12 | YDS/G | 417#30 |
| 255.1#37 | PASS/G | 283.1#14 |
| 204.4#17 | RUSH/G | 133.9#95 |
| 7.5#1 | YDS/PLAY | 6.3#24 |
| 48.1%#13 | 3RD DOWN | 40.8%#56 |
| +13#7 | TO MARGIN | +9#14 |
| 0.33#6 | OFF PPA | 0.25#22 |
| 0.02#9 | DEF PPA | 0.03#11 |
| 46.3%#24 | OFF SUCCESS | 43.3%#54 |
| 36.3%#14 | DEF SUCCESS | 39.6%#47 |
| 51.2% | RET PROD | 56.9% |
| 1.50#1 | EXPLOSIVE | 1.37#10 |
| 26.5 | SP+ | 12.1 |
| 25.9#3 | FPI | 11.1#24 |
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