Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Prediction, Odds, Picks - January 20, 2025

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Prediction, Odds, Picks - January 20, 2025

Updated Jan. 20, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET
Data Skrive

Oddsmakers project the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) are 8.5-point favorites in the College Football Playoff National Championship against the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 20, 2025, airing on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game's over/under is set at 45.5.

Facing the Texas Longhorns in their last game, the Buckeyes won 28-14. The Fighting Irish beat the Penn State Nittany Lions, 27-24, in their last contest.

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Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Game Information & Odds

Ohio State vs Notre Dame Betting Information updated as of January 20, 2025, 1:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite Spread (Odds) Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Moneyline Under Moneyline
Ohio State -8.5 (-111) -391 +306 45.5 -109 -111

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Notre Dame (+8.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (45.5)
  • Prediction: Ohio State 26, Notre Dame 24

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Betting Insights

  • Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Buckeyes 27, Fighting Irish 18.
  • The Buckeyes have a 79.6% chance to win this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Fighting Irish have a 24.6% implied probability.
  • Ohio State has covered nine times in 15 matchups with a spread this season.
  • Notre Dame has won 12 games against the spread this season, failing to cover or pushing three times.

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: Head-to-Head

  • Ohio State owns a 2-0 record against Notre Dame in their last two matchups.
  • The Fighting Irish own a 1-0-1 record ATS in those games, while the two teams have never gone over the total.
  • In their last two head-to-head matchups, Ohio State has racked up 38 points against Notre Dame, while allowing only 24 points.

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: 2024 Stats Comparison

Ohio State Notre Dame
Off. Points per Game (Rank) 35.8 (3) 37 (2)
Def. Points per Game (Rank) 12.2 (1) 14.3 (5)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank) 14 (29) 15 (34)
Turnovers Forced (Rank) 19 (53) 31 (1)

Ohio State 2024 Key Players

Name Position Stats
Will Howard QB 3,779 YDS (72.6%) / 33 TD / 10 INT
175 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 11.7 RUSH YPG
Jeremiah Smith WR 71 REC / 1,227 YDS / 14 TD / 81.8 YPG
TreVeyon Henderson RB 964 YDS / 10 TD / 64.3 YPG / 7.3 YPC
27 REC / 284 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 20.3 REC YPG
Quinshon Judkins RB 960 YDS / 12 TD / 64 YPG / 5.2 YPC
20 REC / 140 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 10.8 REC YPG
Cody Simon LB 87 TKL / 9 TFL / 7 SACK
J.T. Tuimoloau DL 49 TKL / 13 TFL / 11.5 SACK
Jack Sawyer DL 46 TKL / 5 TFL / 9 SACK / 1 INT
Sonny Styles DB 77 TKL / 9 TFL / 5 SACK

Notre Dame 2024 Key Players

Name Position Stats
Riley Leonard QB 2,606 YDS (66.4%) / 19 TD / 8 INT
866 RUSH YDS / 16 RUSH TD / 57.7 RUSH YPG
Jeremiyah Love RB 1,121 YDS / 17 TD / 74.7 YPG / 7.1 YPC
26 REC / 232 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 15.5 REC YPG
Jadarian Price RB 733 YDS / 7 TD / 48.9 YPG / 6.3 YPC
Beaux Collins WR 37 REC / 458 YDS / 3 TD / 32.7 YPG
Xavier Watts DB 62 TKL / 1 TFL / 6 INT / 6 PD
Jack Kiser LB 71 TKL / 3 TFL / 2 SACK
Adon Shuler DB 50 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Rylie Mills DL 32 TKL / 6 TFL / 7.5 SACK

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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