The Stanford Cardinal (2-3) face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) on Saturday, October 12th. This game will be played at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame and televised on NBC. Notre Dame is coming off a win in their previous game, while Stanford is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Virginia Tech. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET.

Stanford Cardinal vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Stanford Offense Breakdown

Heading into week 7, Stanford’s offense is averaging 23 points per game, placing them 75th in the nation. Our offensive power rankings have them at 112th. They are 44th in passing attempts, with 31.2 per game, and 43rd in completions, averaging 18.8. However, they rank 104th in passing yards, with 181.6 per game, and their third-down conversion rate is 38.2%, ranking 74th.

Quarterback Ashton Daniels has thrown for 633 yards, with five touchdowns and six interceptions, resulting in a passer rating of 67. Stanford is 45th in rushing attempts, averaging 36.8 per game, and they are 75th in rushing yards, with 155.8 per game. Micah Ford leads the team with 223 rushing yards. Elic Ayomanor has 317 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Notre Dame Offense Breakdown

Notre Dame’s offense is averaging 32.4 points per game, placing them 34th in the nation heading into week 7. They are also ranked 48th in our offensive power rankings. The strength of their offense has been the run game, with 215 rushing yards per game, ranking 31st nationally.

Jeremiyah Love leads the rushing attack with 373 yards, averaging 6 yards per carry, and has scored five touchdowns. Quarterback Riley Leonard has thrown for 750 yards, with three touchdowns and two interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 82.

Stanford Team Defense

Stanford’s defense is ranked 53rd nationally, allowing 27.2 points per game. In their recent game against Virginia Tech, they gave up 31 points, allowing 337 total yards, including 136 rushing yards on 36 attempts and 201 passing yards.

Opponents have averaged 90 rushing yards per game on 26.6 attempts, the 8th fewest in the country. However, Stanford’s secondary has struggled, ranking 149th in passing yards allowed per game (270.4) and 151st in passer rating.

Stanford Team Defense

Notre Dame’s defense has been strong this season, ranking 8th nationally by allowing just 12.6 points per game. They’ve held opponents to 161 passing yards per game, which ranks 21st, and quarterbacks have managed a passer rating of only 56.2, the 6th-lowest in the country. Additionally, opposing quarterbacks have completed just 46.6% of their passes against Notre Dame, the 4th-lowest percentage nationally.

In their recent game against Louisville, Notre Dame’s defense allowed 24 points but came away with a 31-24 win. They gave up 462 total yards, including 329 passing yards, while forcing one interception. Louisville also rushed 33 times for 133 yards.

Stanford vs Notre Dame Trends

• Across the Stanford Cardinal last ten road games, the team averaged 20 points per game while allowing 36. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 4-6, while going 4-6 straight-up.
• Through their last ten home games, Notre Dame has an ATS record of just 6-4. However, their overall record was 7-3 while averaging 36 points per game.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Stanford has an ATS mark of 2-3 while going 1-4 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have an ATS record of 3-2 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 4-1.

Cardinal vs Fighting Irish Prediction

Notre Dame is the heavy favorite in this matchup, with the point spread set at -23.5 in their favor. We project a final score of 33-15, which would make Stanford the smart pick to cover the spread as the underdog.

For the over/under, with the line at 45.5 points, our projection of 48 total points suggests taking the over as the best play.

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