Notre Dame vs. Indiana Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 20, 2024

Updated Dec. 20, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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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 6.5 points. The total has been set at 50.5 points for this game.

In their last action, the Fighting Irish won against the USC Trojans, 49-35. Facing the Purdue Boilermakers in their last contest, the Hoosiers won 66-0.

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Notre Dame vs. Indiana Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, December 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana
TV: ABC/ESPN
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

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Notre Dame vs Indiana Betting Information updated as of December 20, 2024, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Notre Dame	-6.5 (-116)	-249	+203	50.5	-111	-109

Notre Dame vs. Indiana Prediction

Pick ATS: Notre Dame (-6.5)
Pick OU: Over (50.5)
Prediction: Notre Dame 32, Indiana 23

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Notre Dame vs. Indiana Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Fighting Irish 28, Hoosiers 22.
The Fighting Irish have a 71.3% chance to claim victory in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Hoosiers have a 33.0% implied probability.
Notre Dame has covered nine times in 12 chances against the spread this season.
Indiana has put together a 9-3-0 record against the spread this season.

Notre Dame vs. Indiana: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Notre Dame	Indiana
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	39.8 (7)	43.3 (2)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.6 (3)	14.7 (6)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	12 (26)	8 (2)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	27 (3)	23 (13)

Notre Dame 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Riley Leonard	QB	2,092 YDS (66.2%) / 16 TD / 5 INT 721 RUSH YDS / 14 RUSH TD / 60.1 RUSH YPG
Jeremiyah Love	RB	949 YDS / 15 TD / 79.1 YPG / 7.1 YPC 22 REC / 206 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 17.2 REC YPG
Jadarian Price	RB	651 YDS / 7 TD / 54.3 YPG / 7.3 YPC
Beaux Collins	WR	34 REC / 427 YDS / 2 TD / 35.6 YPG
Jack Kiser	LB	51 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 SACK
Xavier Watts	DB	37 TKL / 0 TFL / 5 INT / 5 PD
Rylie Mills	DL	30 TKL / 5 TFL / 6.5 SACK
Drayk Bowen	LB	43 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK

Indiana 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kurtis Rourke	QB	2,827 YDS (70.4%) / 27 TD / 4 INT -25 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / -2.1 RUSH YPG
Justice Ellison	RB	811 YDS / 10 TD / 67.6 YPG / 5.5 YPC
Ty Son Lawton	RB	634 YDS / 12 TD / 52.8 YPG / 4.8 YPC 11 REC / 114 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 10.4 REC YPG
Elijah Sarratt	WR	49 REC / 890 YDS / 8 TD / 74.2 YPG
Mikail Kamara	DL	41 TKL / 10 TFL / 9 SACK
Aiden Fisher	LB	102 TKL / 2 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Jailin Walker	LB	69 TKL / 6 TFL / 2 SACK / 2 INT
Shawn Asbury II	DB	60 TKL / 3 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT