SMU at Notre Dame Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
SMU by 2.91
TOTAL POINTS
157
UPDATED
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Notre Dame
SMU 
|
87
B+
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
Power |
95
A
|
|
90
A-
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
90
A-
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
91
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Notre Dame
SMU
| 110 | Overall | 58 |
| 81 | Power | 39 |
| 89 | Offensive | 19 |
| 84 | Defensive | 99 |
| 72 | SoS (Current) | 78 |
| 72 | SoS (Full Season) | 78 |
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Notre Dame#11041%Pre (Oct 27), 2026-27: SMU 59%, Notre Dame 41% at Notre Dame.
SMU's win probability against Notre Dame is trending down — from 64% to 59% over the last 6 updates.
SMU's win probability against Notre Dame is trending down — from 70% to 66% over the last 6 updates.
SMU's win probability against Notre Dame is trending down — from 77% to 72% over the last 6 updates.
SMU favored
Notre Dame favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Notre Dame | Neutral | At SMU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 71% | 77% | 82% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 65% | 71% | 77% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 64% | 70% | 77% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 65% | 71% | 77% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 63% | 70% | 76% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 63% | 70% | 76% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 62% | 69% | 76% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 62% | 69% | 76% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 59% | 66% | 72% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Notre Dame
SMU
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
13-18 (41.9%) |
Overall |
20-14 (58.8%) |
|
10-7 (58.8%) |
Home |
15-3 (83.3%) |
|
2-9 (18.2%) |
Away |
3-8 (27.3%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
7-14 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
11-12 (47.8%) |
|
6-4 (60%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
9-2 (81.8%) |
|
2-8 (20%) |
Last 10 Games |
3-7 (30%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Notre Dame
SMU
| #28 TCU | Best Win | #23 North Carolina |
| #231 PFW | Worst Loss | #97 Syracuse |
| 32 pts vs #202 Detroit | Largest MOV | 47 pts vs #161 CS Fullerton |
| 44 pts vs #3 Duke | Largest MOD | 20 pts vs #63 Stanford |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Notre Dame
SMU
| 74.5 | Points per Game | 84.1 |
| 75.3 | Points Against | 77.9 |
| 79.7 | Home PPG | 89.6 |
| 76.1 | Home PA | 75.8 |
| 69.8 | Away PPG | 77.5 |
| 76.5 | Away PA | 81.5 |
| 591-437 | Opponent Record | 656-458 |
| 103.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 93.9 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 8 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Notre Dame
SMU
| Mar 7 | at Boston College (11-20) | L69-77 | Mar 18 | Miami OH (29-2) | L79-89 |
| Mar 4 | vs Stanford (20-13) | L78-86 | Mar 11 | Louisville (24-11) | L58-62 |
| Feb 28 | vs NC State (20-14) | W96-90 | Mar 10 | Syracuse (15-17) | W86-69 |
| Feb 24 | vs #3 Duke (35-3) | L56-100 | Mar 7 | at Florida St (18-15) | L78-91 |
| Feb 21 | at Pittsburgh (13-20) | L68-73 | Mar 4 | vs Miami FL (26-9) | L69-77 |
| Feb 14 | vs Georgia Tech (11-20) | W89-74 | Feb 28 | at Stanford (20-13) | L75-95 |
| Feb 10 | at SMU (20-14) | L81-89 | Feb 25 | at California (21-12) | L69-73 |
| Feb 7 | vs Florida St (18-15) | L79-82 | Feb 21 | vs Boston College (11-20) | W94-70 |
| Feb 4 | at Louisville (24-11) | L65-76 | Feb 17 | vs Louisville (24-11) | W95-85 |
| Jan 31 | at Syracuse (15-17) | L72-86 | Feb 14 | at Syracuse (15-17) | L78-79 |