Notre Dame vs. Navy Prediction: Odds, Expert Picks, Names to Know, Betting Trends & Stats

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to MetLife Stadium to put their five-game winning streak on the line against the undefeated Navy Midshipmen.

It seems like forever since unranked Northern Illinois marched into South Bend and upset the Irish. Marcus Freeman has done a lot to get his team back into the College Football Playoff picture.

Irish quarterback Riley Leonard seems to have found his groove after an underwhelming start. The Duke transfer has already accounted for 16 total touchdowns.

Notre Dame will need its best effort against this Navy team. The undefeated Midshipmen have played some great football this season. They are third in the country in points scored per game with 44.0.

The history between these two teams is rich. They have played 94 times. Notre Dame is on a six-game winning streak, with Navy’s last victory coming in 2016.

Game details and how to watch Notre Dame vs. Navy

· Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
· Time: 12:00 PM EST
· Place: MetLife Stadium
· City: East Rutherford, New Jersey
· TV/Streaming: ABC

Game odds for Notre Dame vs. Navy via BetMGM

· Moneyline: Notre Dame (-550), Navy (+380)
· Spread: Notre Dame -12.5
· Total: 52.5

Betting Stats and Predictions for Notre Dame vs. Navy

NBC Sports Bet’s Brad Thomas leans Navy +12.5:
“Notre Dame has been impressive defensively and likely won’t let Navy run the field at will and score as easily as they have against their opponents this season. If there’s one way to attack this Notre Dame team, it’s land. There are 42^n.d in defensive success against the run and third in defensive success against the pass. The only reason I haven’t made that bet myself is the fact that Navy haven’t played anyone remotely challenging yet.”

National Championship odds through BetMGM

· favorite: Georgia +350
· Notre Dame: +5000
· Marina: +50,000

Line movement (last week to present)
· Georgia +450 to +350
· Tennessee +2000 to +1600
· Alabama +850 to +2000

Highest ticket %
· Ohio State 14.9%
· Texas 12.3%
· Georgia 11.2%

Higher handling %
· Ohio State 19.2%
· Georgia 17.2%
· Texas 11.9%

Greater responsibilities
· Ohio State
· Tennessee
· Colorado

Names to know for Notre Dame vs. Navy

· Notre Dame Fighting Irish: QB Riley Leonard – Leonard is having a great season. He has accounted for a total of 16 TDs. He has also thrown for 1,182 yards and thrown just three interceptions so far this season.

· Midshipmen of the Navy: QB Blake Horvath – The junior QB from Hilliard, OH has thrown for 888 yards and 10 TDs; has added 621 more yards and 10 TDs on the ground.

Top betting trends and stats ahead of Notre Dame vs. Navy

· Notre Dame is 4-2-1 against the spread this season.
· Navy is 5-1 against the spread this season.
· Navy is 12-5-1 against the spread in their last 18 as an underdog.
· Navy is 1-2 against the spread in its last three as the underdog.
· The OVER is 9-3 in Notre Dame’s last 12 games.
· The OVER is 8-3 in Navy’s last 11 games.

Expert picks and predictions for Notre Dame vs. Navy

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the college football schedule based on data points such as past performance, player matchups, betting trends and weather forecasts.

After the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Saturday’s game between Notre Dame and Navy:

· Moneyline: NBC Sports recommends a play on the Fighting Irish on Moneyline
· Propagation: NBC Sports leans toward a play at the Naval Academy against the Spread
· total: NBC Sports leans toward playing the Total UNDER 52.5

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