Indiana vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Notre Dame Predicted to Win in College Football Playoffs First Round [2024]

Notre Dame will face Indiana in college football playoffs action at Notre Dame Stadium on Friday, commencing at 8:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college football model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Notre Dame as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Indiana-Notre Dame game 10,000 times," said Ryan Leaver from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Notre Dame's chance of winning is 65%, while Indiana's is 35%."

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Indiana vs. Notre Dame predictions page.

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Indiana vs. Notre Dame Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college football matchup between Notre Dame and Indiana at Notre Dame Stadium is scheduled to start at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Indiana vs. Notre Dame
• Date: Friday, December 20, 2024
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Notre Dame Stadium
• Playoffs Stage: First Round
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

The 2024–25 season introduces a 12-team College Football Playoff format, expanding from the previous four-team structure.

In this new setup, the four highest-ranked conference champions receive first-round byes, while seeds 5 through 12 compete in the first round on December 20 and 21 at the higher-seeded teams' campus sites.

The winner of the Indiana vs. Notre Dame matchup will advance to face Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Indiana vs. Notre Dame matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Indiana vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Indiana vs. Notre Dame 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Notre Dame a 65% chance of beating Indiana and advancing to play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Our predicted final score has Notre Dame winning 27-22.

According to our model, Indiana (+7) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 50.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Indiana vs. Notre Dame Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Indiana	Notre Dame
Spread	+7 (-112)	-7 (-105)
Moneyline	+220	-260
Total	o50.5 (-106)	u50.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Indiana vs. Notre Dame Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Indiana vs. Notre Dame matchup is on the moneyline.

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Conclusion

We predict Notre Dame, with a 65% win probability, will likely beat Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

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