Rice @ No. 3 Notre Dame
9/12/2026, 7:30:00 PM · NBC · 84° · Wind 4 mph · Fair · 0–52 F
Our pick Rice +44.5Did not cover by 7.5
Line movement
Home spread. Open -44.5 → now -45.0 · total 54.5
Books
| Book | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bovada | -45.0 | 54.5 |
| DraftKings | -44.5 | 54.5 |
Notre Dame ML · Model 100%
Rice travels 974 mi
Ratings matchup
OC Model projected score
Our pick Rice +44.5OC Spread Notre Dame -46.0OC Total 52.01.2 pts vs market
RicePower ratingsNotre Dame
SP+Notre Dame by 39.4
-14.2
25.2
FPINotre Dame by 41.2
-14.4
26.8
Elo (pts)Notre Dame by 37.8
-14.8
22.9
CORENotre Dame by 44.9
-12.1
32.8
WEPANotre Dame by 24.5
-7.4
17.2
SRSNotre Dame by 32.5
-11.4
21.1
Head-to-head
Last 5: SU 5-0 · ATS 0-0 from Notre Dame's side
- 2014 · Notre Dame 48–17unpriced
- 1988 · Notre Dame 54–11unpriced
- 1974 · Notre Dame 10–3unpriced
- 1973 · Notre Dame 28–0unpriced
- 1915 · Notre Dame 55–2unpriced
Game recap
| Metric | Rice | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | 0.080 | 0.700 |
| Explosiveness | 1.710 | 1.200 |
| Havoc | 0.200 | 0.520 |
| PPA | -0.478 | 0.705 |
| Field position | 76.900 | 57.800 |
Passing
- C.J. Carr · Notre Dame16/20 · 253 yds · 11.3 aDOT
- Jacurri Brown · Rice8/12 · 64 yds · 9.1 aDOT
- Noah Grubbs · Notre Dame7/11 · 78 yds · 9.4 aDOT
- Teddy Jarrard · Notre Dame2/2 · 29 yds · 4.5 aDOT