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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Miami vs Notre Dame prediction and pick

Our Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish pick: Notre Dame by 8.5, 70% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 6 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±16.9, so about 51% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Miami at Notre Dame

Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 pm ET · Notre Dame Stadium

Notre Dame by 8.5 · 70% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Miami win30.5%
Notre Dame win69.5%
Middle 50%: Miami by 3 to Notre Dame by 2050%
Middle 90%: Miami by 19 to Notre Dame by 3690%
Middle 95%: Miami by 24 to Notre Dame by 4295%
Exactly Notre Dame by 36.3%
Exactly Notre Dame by 75.3%
Exactly Miami by 35.2%
Exactly Notre Dame by 144.0%
Exactly Notre Dame by 173.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Miami by 3 and Notre Dame by 20.
P90
9 in 10 between Miami by 19 and Notre Dame by 36.
P95
19 in 20 between Miami by 24 and Notre Dame by 42.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonNotre Dame+6.1
Home fieldNotre Dame+3.1
This season, against its opponentsMiami+0.7

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Miami 4–0 4.0 +0.2
Notre Dame 4–0 4.0 +0.3

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Miami vs Notre Dame: questions and answers

Who will win Miami vs Notre Dame?

Our forecast picks Notre Dame, with 70% to win; Miami win 30% of the time.

What’s the spread for Miami vs Notre Dame?

Our spread: Notre Dame −8.5. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Miami vs Notre Dame?

Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 7:30 pm ET, at Notre Dame Stadium.