Notre Dame at USC Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
USC by 7.28
TOTAL POINTS
137
UPDATED
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Notre Dame
USC 
|
97
A+
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
|
SoS (Current) |
|
|
97
A+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Notre Dame
USC
| 16 | Overall | 12 |
| 19 | Power | 10 |
| 17 | Offensive | 19 |
| 23 | Defensive | 6 |
| N/A | SoS (Current) | N/A |
| 23 | SoS (Full Season) | 3 |
USC#1268%
Notre Dame#1632%Pre (Oct 28), 2026-27: USC 68%, Notre Dame 32% at USC.
USC's win probability against Notre Dame is trending up — from 44% to 56% over the last 6 updates.
USC's win probability against Notre Dame is trending up — from 50% to 62% over the last 6 updates.
USC's win probability against Notre Dame is trending up — from 57% to 68% over the last 6 updates.
USC favored
Notre Dame favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Notre Dame | Neutral | At USC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 50% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 48% | 55% | 61% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 44% | 50% | 57% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 44% | 50% | 57% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 42% | 49% | 55% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 39% | 45% | 51% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 37% | 44% | 50% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 37% | 44% | 50% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 56% | 62% | 68% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Notre Dame
USC
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
25-11 (69.4%) |
Overall |
18-14 (56.3%) |
|
14-2 (87.5%) |
Home |
12-4 (75%) |
|
7-6 (53.8%) |
Away |
3-8 (27.3%) |
|
4-6 (40%) |
Versus Top 25 |
2-12 (14.3%) |
|
17-10 (63%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
10-13 (43.5%) |
|
8-1 (88.9%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
8-1 (88.9%) |
|
8-2 (80%) |
Last 10 Games |
5-5 (50%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Notre Dame
USC
| #7 Vanderbilt | Best Win | #6 Iowa |
| #100 Georgia Tech | Worst Loss | #90 Penn St |
| 72 pts vs #354 Bellarmine | Largest MOV | 47 pts vs #352 Cal Poly |
| 39 pts vs #5 Michigan | Largest MOD | 40 pts vs #2 South Carolina |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Notre Dame
USC
| 77.1 | Points per Game | 69.7 |
| 65.1 | Points Against | 64.2 |
| 83.8 | Home PPG | 72.4 |
| 58.9 | Home PA | 56.2 |
| 74.5 | Away PPG | 68.6 |
| 71.8 | Away PA | 74.4 |
| 743-464 | Opponent Record | 679-383 |
| 93.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 72.8 |
| W 7 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Notre Dame
USC
| Mar 29 | #4 Connecticut (38-1) | L52-70 | Mar 23 | at #2 South Carolina (36-4) | L61-101 |
| Mar 27 | #7 Vanderbilt (29-5) | W67-64 | Mar 21 | Clemson (21-12) | W71-67 |
| Mar 23 | at #11 Ohio St (27-8) | W83-73 | Mar 5 | #24 Washington (22-11) | L64-76 |
| Mar 21 | Fairfield (28-5) | W79-60 | Mar 1 | vs #1 UCLA (37-1) | L50-73 |
| Mar 7 | #9 Duke (27-9) | L63-65 | Feb 25 | at Penn St (11-18) | L82-85 |
| Mar 6 | NC State (21-11) | W81-63 | Feb 22 | at #11 Ohio St (27-8) | L83-88 |
| Mar 5 | Miami FL (18-15) | W69-54 | Feb 19 | vs Wisconsin (16-18) | W66-59 |
| Mar 1 | at #14 Louisville (29-8) | W65-62 | Feb 12 | vs Indiana (18-14) | W79-73 |
| Feb 26 | vs Syracuse (24-9) | W72-62 | Feb 8 | at Illinois (22-12) | W70-62 |
| Feb 22 | at SMU (9-21) | W88-63 | Feb 5 | at Northwestern (8-21) | W83-65 |