Virginia vs Notre Dame Picks and Prediction – 11/16/2024

The Cavaliers are traveling to South Bend, Indiana on Saturday to face the Fighting Irish. The game is taking place at 3:30 PM EST at Notre Dame Stadium and is being aired on NBC. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks.

The Cavaliers in their last 5 games have not been that impressive with a 2-3 mark. The last game for the Cavaliers was a win over Pitt by a score of 24-19. The win allowed Virginia to move to a 5-4 record on the year.

This year the Cavaliers have managed to get 26 points per game scored. However, Virginia needs some help on the third down conversion with only 35.29% of the third downs converting. The Cavaliers have ended up getting a total of 254.4 yards per game in the air and a total of 143.8 yards per game on the ground. 

The Fighting Irish have played great in their last 5 games posting a 5-0 mark. The last game for the Irish was a 52-3 win over the Florida State Seminoles. The recent wins have allowed Notre Dame to move to an 8-1 record overall.

Offensively the Irish have ended up getting a total of 38.3 points per game scored. The Irish are converting on 40.7% of the third downs on the year so far. The passing for Notre Dame is coming in at only 197.3 yards per game, but the rushing offense has ended up picking up 214.8 yards per game on the year.

The Irish are coming to this game here playing at home and are facing a Virginia team that has struggled recently. Look for the Irish to have a great game here and easily crush the Virginia team, but Virginia will put in some offensive showing and that allows the total to go over in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Notre Dame Fighting Irish win on the over 56-24.