Notre Dame vs. Penn State Prediction: Penn State Predicted to Win Orange Bowl [2025]

Penn State will square off with Notre Dame in the 2025 Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, with kickoff at 7:30PM ET.

The winner will not only be crowned the 2025 Orange Bowl champion, but will also advance to the National Championship game.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college football model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Penn State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Notre Dame-Penn State game 10,000 times," said Ryan Leaver from Dimers.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Penn State with a win probability of 56% and Notre Dame with 44%."

For further insights into Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Notre Dame vs. Penn State predictions page.

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Notre Dame vs. Penn State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college football action between Penn State and Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium is scheduled to commence at 7:30PM ET.

• Who: Notre Dame vs. Penn State
• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 7:30PM ET/4:30PM PT
• Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Thursday's Notre Dame vs. Penn State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Orange Bowl Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of the 2025 Orange Bowl 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Penn State a 56% chance of beating Notre Dame. Our predicted final score has Penn State winning 25-23.

According to our model, Penn State (-1.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 45.5-point over/under has a 57% chance of going over.

Orange Bowl Odds

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

Bet Type	Notre Dame	Penn State
Spread	+1.5 (-115)	-1.5 (-105)
Moneyline	-102	-115
Total	o45.5 (-105)	u45.5 (-110)

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

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Notre Dame vs. Penn State Picks

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Conclusion

We predict Penn State, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat Notre Dame on Thursday.

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