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Monday, 20 January, 2025
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Ohio State Buckeyes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Predictions, Odds and NCAAF Picks Monday 01-20-2025

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Predictions, Odds and NCAAF Picks Monday 01-20-2025

The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) are solid favorites (currently -9) in this year's College Football Playoff National Championship versus the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1). The over/under for this one is set at 45.5 points.

The Buckeyes prevailed 28-14 last time out when they met the Texas Longhorns. The Fighting Irish picked up a 27-24 victory last time out against the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Game Info

  • When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia
  • TV: ESPN
  • Favorite: Ohio State -9
  • Total: 45.5 points

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Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Matchup Stats

Ohio State Notre Dame
428.5 (6th) Off. Yards Avg. (Rank) 405.1 (13th)
251.1 (4th) Def. Yards Avg. (Rank) 298.3 (42nd)
163.4 (66th) Rush Yards Avg. (Rank) 210.7 (14th)
265.1 (25th) Pass Yards Avg. (Rank) 194.3 (102nd)
14 (29th) Turnovers (Rank) 15 (34th)
19 (53rd) Takeaways (Rank) 31 (1st)

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Picks

Score Prediction

Prediction: Ohio State 26, Notre Dame 24

Spread Pick

Pick ATS: Notre Dame +9 (model predicted spread is 2.2 points)

  • Ohio State is 9-6-0 ATS this season.
  • In games they have played as at least 9-point favorites this season, the Buckeyes are 5-5 against the spread.
  • Notre Dame has a 12-2-1 record against the spread this season.

Total Pick

Pick OU: Over 45.5 (model projecting 49.6 points)

  • Ohio State and its opponent have broken the 45.5-point mark seven times this year.
  • There have been nine Fighting Irish games this year with more than 45.5 points scored.
  • Ohio State games average 50.4 total points per game this season, 4.9 greater than the over/under for this matchup.
  • The average total points scored in Fighting Irish games this year (45.5) is 1.8 points higher than the total for this matchup.

Team Leaders

Ohio State Team Leaders

  • Will Howard: 3,779 PASS YDS / 251.9 YPG / 72.6% / 33 TD / 10 INT / 89 CAR / 175 RUSH YDS / 7 TD
  • TreVeyon Henderson: 132 CAR / 964 YDS / 64.3 YPG / 10 TD / 27 REC / 284 YDS / 20.3 YPG / 1 TD
  • Quinshon Judkins: 183 CAR / 960 YDS / 64.0 YPG / 12 TD / 20 REC / 140 YDS / 10.8 YPG / 1 TD
  • Jeremiah Smith: 71 REC / 1,227 YDS / 81.8 YPG / 14 TD
  • Emeka Egbuka: 75 REC / 947 YDS / 63.1 YPG / 10 TD
  • Carnell Tate: 50 REC / 698 YDS / 49.9 YPG / 4 TD
  • J.T. Tuimoloau: 49 TKL / 13.0 TFL / 11.5 SACK
  • Cody Simon: 87 TKL / 9.0 TFL / 7.0 SACK
  • Denzel Burke: 39 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD

Notre Dame Team Leaders

  • Riley Leonard: 2,606 PASS YDS / 173.7 YPG / 66.4% / 19 TD / 8 INT / 167 CAR / 866 RUSH YDS / 16 TD
  • Jeremiyah Love: 159 CAR / 1,121 YDS / 74.7 YPG / 17 TD / 26 REC / 232 YDS / 15.5 YPG / 2 TD
  • Jaden Greathouse: 36 REC / 464 YDS / 30.9 YPG / 2 TD
  • Beaux Collins: 37 REC / 458 YDS / 32.7 YPG / 3 TD
  • Mitchell Evans: 39 REC / 369 YDS / 26.4 YPG / 3 TD
  • Rylie Mills: 32 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 7.5 SACK
  • Jack Kiser: 71 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
  • Xavier Watts: 62 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 6 INT / 6 PD

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