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Notre Dame football was favored in every one of its 12 games in 2025, lost the first two by a combined four points and won the last ten. The Fighting Irish covered the spread in six.

Favored every week

Notre Dame was favored in all 12 of its 2025 regular-season games, never getting a point, which four other FBS teams can also say. The Fighting Irish lost the first two, 27-24 at Miami as 2.5-point favorites and 41-40 to Texas A&M as 7.5-point favorites, then won the last ten.

The Irish 2025 regular season, game by game2025-08-31 at Miami Hurricanes 24-272025-09-13 v Texas A&M Aggies 40-412025-09-20 v Purdue Boilermakers 56-302025-09-27 at Arkansas Razorbacks 56-132025-10-04 v Boise State Broncos 28-72025-10-11 v NC State Wolfpack 36-72025-10-18 v USC Trojans 34-242025-11-01 at Boston College Eagles 25-102025-11-08 v Navy Midshipmen 49-102025-11-15 at Pittsburgh Panthers 37-152025-11-22 v Syracuse Orange 70-72025-11-29 at Stanford Cardinal 49-20Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
10-2 in 12 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

What the moneyline paid

Ten of the 12 had a moneyline; Syracuse (70-7) and Stanford (49-20) did not. The two opening losses, at -145 and -290, cost two units. The eight priced wins after them, at prices as short as -7500 against Navy, did not win it back: one unit on Notre Dame in each priced game finished 0.93 units down.

One unit on the Irish to win, every game0-2-1-0.93 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 10 priced 2025 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Against the spread

Six covers, six misses: 4-3 at home, 2-3 away. The widest cover was 56-13 at Arkansas, 37.5 points past a 5.5-point line. Big lines split: covered at -24.5 against Purdue and NC State and at -30.5 against Navy, missed at -21.5 against Boise State and at -30.5 at Boston College, a 25-10 win.

The Irish at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (7)won 6 (85.7%)covered 4 of 7 (57.1%)Away (5)won 4 (80.0%)covered 2 of 5 (40.0%)Favorite (12)won 10 (83.3%)covered 6 of 12 (50.0%)50%
2025 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Points and the total

Notre Dame scored 42.0 points a game; only three FBS teams scored more. It allowed 17.58. The total went over in seven Notre Dame games and under in five.

Questions and answers

Did Notre Dame take points in any 2025 game?

Never: the Irish were favored in all 12, one of five FBS teams with no underdog game.

How often did the Fighting Irish cover in 2025?

Half the time: six of 12.

What did backing Notre Dame on the moneyline return in 2025?

0.93 units down over the ten games with a moneyline.

Past games

  1. Notre Dame at North Carolina · 3 OctOur number has Notre Dame by 18.6, and the line is 21.
  2. Notre Dame at Purdue · 26 SepOur number has Notre Dame by 16.6.
  3. Michigan St at Notre Dame · 19 SepThe Notre Dame vs Michigan State recap followed the preview’s under thesis cleanly.
  4. Rice at Notre Dame · 12 SepThe Rice vs Notre Dame recap gave the heavy favorite every bit of margin the ScoresAndStats preview hoped the enormous spread might suppres…

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