Notre Dame vs USC Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
USC by 4.78
TOTAL POINTS
137
UPDATED
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
See this week's WCBB predictions
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#1262%
Notre Dame#1638%Pre (Oct 28), 2026-27: USC 62%, Notre Dame 38% at a neutral site.
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%
Drag across the chart
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 |