SMU at Notre Dame Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Notre Dame by 24.16
TOTAL POINTS
56
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
SMU
Notre Dame 
|
91
A-
|
Overall |
96
A
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
89
B+
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
86
B
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
92
A-
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
89
B+
|
|
92
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
96
A
|
|
92
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
96
A
|
RANKINGS
SMU
Notre Dame
| 29 #29 overall |
Overall | 10 #10 overall |
| 38 #38 overall |
Power | 1 #1 overall |
| 37 #37 overall |
Offensive | 2 #2 overall |
| 47 #47 overall |
Defensive | 1 #1 overall |
| 71 #71 overall |
SoS (Current) | 24 #24 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 37 #37 overall |
Notre Dame#1092%
SMU#298%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Notre Dame 92%, SMU 8% at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame's win probability against SMU is trending up — from 75% to 86% over the last 6 weeks.
Notre Dame's win probability against SMU is trending up — from 80% to 89% over the last 6 weeks.
Notre Dame's win probability against SMU is trending up — from 84% to 92% over the last 6 weeks.
Notre Dame favored
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At SMU | Neutral | At Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 79% | 83% | 86% |
| Wk 1 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 2 | 79% | 83% | 87% |
| Wk 3 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| Wk 4 | 83% | 86% | 89% |
| Wk 5 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 6 | 93% | 95% | 96% |
| Wk 7 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 8 | 92% | 94% | 95% |
| Wk 9 | 86% | 89% | 92% |
RECORDS
SMU
Notre Dame
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
6-1 (85.7%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Home |
3-0 (100%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
SMU
Notre Dame
| #66 Boston College | Best Win | #25 Wisconsin |
| #43 Louisville | Worst Loss | #11 Brigham Young |
| 46 pts vs #178 UC-Davis | Largest MOV | 52 pts vs #282 Rice |
| 10 pts vs #43 Louisville | Largest MOD | 4 pts vs #11 Brigham Young |
OTHER STATISTICS
SMU
Notre Dame
| 36.4 | Points per Game | 41.1 |
| 21.1 | Points Against | 13.4 |
| 39.4 | Home PPG | 45.7 |
| 16.6 | Home PA | 5.7 |
| 29 | Away PPG | 36.7 |
| 32.5 | Away PA | 21.3 |
| 25-27 | Opponent Record | 25-27 |
| 125.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 83 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| W 4 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
SMU
Notre Dame
| Oct 24 | vs California (3-5) | W59-20 | Oct 17 | at #11 Brigham Young (6-1) | L24-28 |
| Oct 17 | vs Virginia (4-4) | W23-13 | Oct 10 | vs Stanford (4-4) | W58-7 |
| Oct 3 | vs Boston College (4-3) | W25-16 | Oct 3 | at North Carolina (4-3) | W37-26 |
| Sep 26 | vs Missouri St (2-5) | W34-24 | Sep 26 | at Purdue (3-4) | W49-10 |
| Sep 19 | at Louisville (4-3) | L31-41 | Sep 19 | vs Michigan St (2-6) | W27-10 |
| Sep 12 | vs UC-Davis (5-3) | W56-10 | Sep 12 | vs Rice (1-7) | W52-0 |
| Sep 7 | at Florida St (3-4) | W27-24 | Sep 6 | #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | W41-13 |