The College Football Playoff first round will see the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) hosting the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers (11-1) at 8 p.m. ET at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame is favored in the matchup, by 7.5 points.

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When and Where is Notre Dame vs. Indiana

• Date: Friday, December 20, 2024
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ABC/ESPN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
• City: South Bend, Indiana
• Venue: Notre Dame Stadium

Notre Dame vs. Indiana Prediction & Moneyline Pick

• Prediction: Notre Dame 32, Indiana 23
• Notre Dame is -283 on the moneyline, and Indiana is +225.
• Notre Dame is 10-1 in games it was favored on the moneyline (winning 90.9% of those games).
• The Fighting Irish are 8-1 (winning 88.9% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline favorite of -283 or shorter.
• Indiana lost the only game it has played as the underdog this season.
• The Hoosiers have played as an underdog of +225 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The Fighting Irish have a 73.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

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Against the Spread Pick

• Pick ATS:

  Notre Dame (-7.5)
  

• Against the spread, Notre Dame is 9-2-1 this year.
• The Fighting Irish have been favored by 7.5 points or more 10 times this season and are 7-2-1 ATS in those matchups.
• Indiana has nine wins against the spread in 12 games this year.
• The Hoosiers have been underdogs by 7.5 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread once.

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Best Over/Under Pick

• Pick OU: Over (51)
• Notre Dame and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday’s total of 51 points seven times this season.
• This season, nine of Indiana’s games have finished with a combined score higher than 51 points.
• The total for the game of 51 is 32.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for Notre Dame (39.8 points per game) and Indiana (43.3 points per game).

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