Navy Midshipmen vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 8/26/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Fighting Irish (-17)

Total/Over-Under: 50

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-4 last year) will try to beat the Navy Midshipmen (4-8 last season) at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Notre Dame opens this game as 17-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 50.

The Navy Midshipmen wrapped up their year holding a 4-8 record. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Midshipmen played against the Army Black Knights and took a loss by a score of 20-17. Xavier Arline led the offense in rushing for the Midshipmen with 28 carries for 102 yards (3.6 yards per carry). Xavier Arline finished 1/1 with 25 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 640 and ended the game without throwing an interception. When it came to stopping the run, the Midshipmen conceded 125 yds on 48 tries, which calculates to 2.6 yards per run surrendered. Navy surrendered 2 pass completions on 12 tries for 28 yards, and a completion percentage of 16.7%. At the end of the game, they ran 61 plays which gave them a total of 284 yards. The Navy Midshipmen ended up running the ball 57 times and totaled 259 yards, which earned them an average of 4.5 yds per carry.

The Midshipmen earned 3,922 total yards for last year. Navy earned 10 touchdowns via the pass and 22 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the football 16 different times. Navy had 211 1st downs as a team, and they committed 46 infractions for 376 yds. Offensively they held an average of 241.2 yds via the ground game, giving them a rank of 4th in the country. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Navy Midshipmen averaged 21.9 points per contest.

In terms of yards through the air, the Midshipmen conceded 3,002 yds which had them ranked 81st in college football. In their 12 games played last year, they yielded 250.2 yards per outing via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 63.1%. They surrendered 339.1 yards per game which ranked them 32nd in the nation. They relinquished 25 passing touchdowns and 7 touchdowns via the ground game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 3.0 yards per run and 88.9 rushing yards per game throughout last season. For the season, they conceded 1,067 rushing yards through 12 games. The Midshipmen were sitting in 52nd in college football regarding their opponents scoring, allowing 24.3 points per game.

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The Fighting Irish finished the season holding a 9-4 record. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Fighting Irish got the win with a final of 45-38 against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Tyler Buchner (3 touchdowns) finished the game with 273 yards on 18/33 passing while his quarterback rating was 135.9. He had 3 interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 8.3. Audric Estime carried the ball 14 times for 95 yards, walking away from the game with 6.8 yds per carry for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish finished the game with a total of 558 yards while running 80 plays (7.0 yards per play). Notre Dame rushed for 5.8 yards per tote, finishing with 265 yds on 46 attempts. Notre Dame relinquished 22 running attempts for 65 yards (3.0 yards per rush). The Fighting Irish pass defense conceded a completion rate of 63.3%, surrendering 287 yds on 31 out of 49 passing.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish maintained an average of 396.2 yards per outing, which was good for 60th in the nation. The Notre Dame offense accrued 550 penalty yards on 60 infractions, which had them sitting 112th in the nation in terms of helping out the opposition. Last season, the Fighting Irish compiled 2,692 yards through the air as well as an average of 207.1 throwing yards per outing, ranking them 97th in the country. Regarding their scoring prowess, the Fighting Irish ranked 42nd in college football with an average of 31.8 points per game.

The Fighting Irish conceded 23.0 points per contest, ranking them 39th in the nation. Notre Dame surrendered a total of 1,707 yards rushing (131.3 yards per outing) in addition to 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last year. In total, they gave up 299 total points. They yielded 20 touchdowns from the passing game and 198.0 yards/outing, which had them in 23rd in Division 1. The Fighting Irish defense took part in 831 plays, which ranked them 35th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Midshipmen/Fighting Irish college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Midshipmen +17

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