Notre Dame vs. Penn State Prediction, Odds, Picks - January 9, 2025

Updated Jan. 9, 2025 3:07 p.m. ET

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The contest's point total is 45.5.

The Fighting Irish beat the Georgia Bulldogs, 23-10, in their last contest. The Nittany Lions' most recent game was against the Boise State Broncos, and they won by a score of 31-14.

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Notre Dame vs. Penn State Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida
TV: ESPN
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Notre Dame vs Penn State Betting Information updated as of January 9, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Notre Dame	-1 (-110)	-116	-104	45.5	-103	-118

Notre Dame vs. Penn State Prediction

Pick ATS: Notre Dame (-1)
Pick OU: Over (45.5)
Prediction: Notre Dame 27, Penn State 23

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Notre Dame vs. Penn State Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Fighting Irish 23, Nittany Lions 22.
The Fighting Irish have a 53.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Nittany Lions have a 51.0% implied probability.
Notre Dame has put together an 11-2-1 record against the spread this season.
Penn State has put together an 8-7-0 ATS record so far this season.

Notre Dame vs. Penn State: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Notre Dame	Penn State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	37.7 (3)	33.7 (8)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.6 (3)	15.8 (12)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	13 (26)	14 (31)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	30 (1)	24 (16)

Notre Dame 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Riley Leonard	QB	2,383 YDS (66.5%) / 18 TD / 6 INT 831 RUSH YDS / 15 RUSH TD / 59.4 RUSH YPG
Jeremiyah Love	RB	1,076 YDS / 16 TD / 76.9 YPG / 7.3 YPC 25 REC / 226 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 16.1 REC YPG
Jadarian Price	RB	720 YDS / 7 TD / 51.4 YPG / 6.5 YPC
Beaux Collins	WR	37 REC / 458 YDS / 3 TD / 32.7 YPG
Xavier Watts	DB	54 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 6 INT / 6 PD
Jack Kiser	LB	61 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Rylie Mills	DL	32 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 7.5 SACK
Adon Shuler	DB	47 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD

Penn State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Drew Allar	QB	3,192 YDS (67.4%) / 24 TD / 7 INT 285 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 19.0 RUSH YPG
Nicholas Singleton	RB	1,015 YDS / 9 TD / 67.7 YPG / 6.5 YPC 39 REC / 342 REC YDS / 5 REC TD / 24.4 REC YPG
Tyler Warren	TE	98 REC / 1,158 YDS / 8 TD / 77.2 YPG
Kaytron Allen	RB	1,026 YDS / 8 TD / 68.4 YPG / 5.1 YPC 17 REC / 147 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 12.3 REC YPG
Abdul Carter	DL	50 TKL / 16.0 TFL / 11.0 SACK
Jaylen Reed	DB	67 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK / 3 INT
Kobe King	LB	64 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
Zakee Wheatley	DB	58 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD