Notre Dame vs Navy Prediction College Football Picks 10/26/24

In this article, we will formulate a Notre Dame vs Navy Prediction for this College Football Week 9 game on Saturday, October 26th, at MetLife Stadium.  Let’s take a look at a Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Navy Midshipmen pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Fighting Irish’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Midshipmen’s recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Notre Dame

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Navy

-Recent betting trends in games played between Notre Dame and Navy

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen.

Must Win For Notre Dame

If Notre Dame wants a chance to make the college football playoff, this is a game that they must win. Notre Dame has only only one loss on the season and in the last game against Georgia Tech, Notre Dame was able to secure the 31-13 victory. Riley Leonard completed 20 of his 29 passes for 203 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception. Two games ago against Stanford, Notre Dame was able to secure the 49-7. 

Notre Dame on the season is averaging 34.6 points while their defense is giving up 11.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 26th in the league while the defense is ranked 5th best in college football. 

Is Navy for Real?

Navy comes into this game with a 6-0 record and they have gone 5-1 against the spread so far this season. In the last game against Charlotte, Navy scored 51 points while their defense gave up 17 points and that led to the victory. At the end of the first quarter, they were up 24-0 and they never looked back. Blake Horvath completed 7 of his 13 passes for 117 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Alex Tecza was strong on the ground rushing eight times for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Navy on the season is averaging 44.8 points while their defense is giving up 19.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league while the defense is ranked 30th in the league. In this game, Navy is going to need to get the offense out to a fast start. 

Why Navy Will Beat Notre Dame

• Navy has won five of its last six games in October.
• Navy has covered the spread in four of its last five games played at neutral venues against Notre Dame.

Notre Dame vs Navy Prediction

I do think Notre Dame finds a way to find success in this game, at least enough to come out with a win, but they are laying way too many points here. Navy’s offense is giving up 44.8 points per game, but even better is the defense which is giving up 19.67 points per game. Notre Dame’s offense is going to really struggle to run up the score and Navy will get the job done. Back Navy against the spread.