Notre Dame Fighting Irish

No Division I team went over the total more often in 2025-26 than the Fighting Irish: 22 overs in 30 games with a posted total. Against the spread they were a coin flip, 15 covers in 31.

The over, and nothing close

Twenty-two overs, 8 unders, 73.3%. Of 365 Division I teams, Notre Dame stood alone at the top of that list, with nobody tied. The Irish averaged 74.45 points a game and gave up 75.32.

Against the spread

A 13-18 season still produced 15 covers in 31 lined games, 48.4%. As underdogs, which they were 19 times, they covered 10 and won 4. Away from home they won only 2 of 11 but covered 6. At home it was 10-7 straight up and 8 covers in 17; three more games were on neutral floors.

Favored only 12 times, they won 9 of those and covered 5; the 12 favorite moneylines lost 1.81 units. The underdog side cost more, 5.64 units over 18 priced games.

December up, January down

December was the high point: 5-1, five covers, 5.08 units up on the moneyline, with road wins at TCU 87-85 and at Stanford 47-40, both at +250. January undid it and more: 1-7, two covers, 6.71 units lost. One unit on the Irish in all 30 priced games finished 7.45 down.

Neither venue paid on the moneyline: 2.74 units lost over 17 priced home games, 4.0 over 11 away. The season ended 0-2 in March, the last a 77-69 defeat at Boston College at -122.

The worst single price was at home on 21 December, a 72-69 defeat to Purdue Fort Wayne at -900.

Conference meetings

Boston College split two games but the Irish covered neither. Against Stanford they split too, and the +250 road win left them 1.5 units ahead on the pair.

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