The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) host the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Opening kick is at 8 p.m. ET, and Notre Dame is a 7 favorite.
The Fighting Irish are expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -7) versus the Hoosiers. The over/under for this game is 50.5 points.
Below you’ll find our preview for this this matchup between the Fighting Irish and the Hoosiers, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
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Notre Dame -7 vs. Indiana
Notre Dame vs. Indiana betting lines
- Spread favorite: Fighting Irish (-7)
- Moneyline: Fighting Irish (-267), Hoosiers (+215)
- Total: 50.5 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Notre Dame vs. Indiana betting info and stats
- Notre Dame has an against-the-spread record of 9-2-1 this season. Notre Dame is 7-2-1 ATS this season when favored by 7 points or more. Notre Dame has been favored on the moneyline 11 times this season, and sports a 10-1 record in those games. Indiana is 9-3-0 against the spread through 12 opportunities so far this season. Indiana has not covered the spread in games it was the underdog by at least 7 points (0-1). This is the second time this year Indiana is an underdog on the moneyline. The Hoosiers lost the first one.
Notre Dame vs. Indiana recent stats and trends
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Notre Dame has covered the spread twice in its past three contests while putting up a 3-0 record straight-up in those games.
- Notre Dame and its opponents have combined to hit the over in two of those games.
- Notre Dame’s last three games have ended with an average of 49.0 points scored. That’s 1.5 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
Indiana Hoosiers
- Indiana is 1-2 against the spread and 3-0 overall in its last three contests.
- Indiana and its opponents have combined to hit the over twice in those games.
- Indiana’s last three outings have ended with an average of 52.2 points scored. That’s 1.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
Notre Dame vs. Indiana key players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Riley Leonard leads Notre Dame with 2,092 yards (174.3 ypg) on 194-of-293 passing with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions this season. He also has 721 rushing yards on 124 carries while scoring 14 touchdowns on the ground.
- Jeremiyah Love has 949 rushing yards on 134 carries with 15 touchdowns. He’s also tacked on 22 catches for 206 yards (17.2 per game) and two touchdowns via the passing game.
- Beaux Collins’ leads his squad with 427 yards as a receiver. He’s racked up that yardage on 34 receptions (out of 56 targets) and scored two touchdowns.
- Jaden Greathouse has hauled in 26 receptions totaling 345 yards, finding the end zone one time as a receiver so far this campaign.
- Mitchell Evans has a total of 272 receiving yards so far this year, grabbing 29 passes and scoring three touchdowns.
- Rylie Mills leads the team with 6.5 sacks, and also has 5.0 TFL and 30 tackles.
- Jack Kiser is the team’s tackle leader this year. He’s racked up 51 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and one sack.
- Xavier Watts has a team-high five interceptions to go along with 37 tackles and five passes defended.
Indiana Hoosiers
- Kurtis Rourke has racked up 2,827 yards on 70.4% passing while recording 27 touchdown passes with four interceptions this season.
- Justice Ellison has run the ball 148 times for 811 yards, with 10 touchdowns.
- Ty Son Lawton has totaled 634 yards on 131 carries with 12 touchdowns.
- Elijah Sarratt leads his team with 890 receiving yards on 49 catches with eight touchdowns.
- Omar Cooper Jr. has caught 27 passes and compiled 571 receiving yards (47.6 per game) with six touchdowns.
- Myles Price’s 33 grabs (on 44 targets) have netted him 410 yards (34.2 ypg) and two touchdowns.
- Mikail Kamara has collected 9.0 sacks to lead the team, while also recording 10.0 TFL and 41 tackles.
- Aiden Fisher is the team’s top-tackler this year. He’s collected 102 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks.
- Amare Ferrell has picked off a team-high four passes. He also has 42 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one sack, and four passes defended to his name.
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