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

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