Notre Dame vs Miami Prediction, Picks & Odds | 31 Aug 2025
College Football Betting Preview: Notre Dame vs Miami
Notre Dame face Miami in this NCAAF Week 1 matchup at Hard Rock Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 19:30 on Sunday 31 August 2025. Our betting preview features expert predictions, picks, the latest betting odds and H2H stats.
Focus on Points in Notre Dame at Miami
We’re forecasting that Miami and Notre Dame will produce a significant combined points total. Therefore, our prediction is to take the -110 that there are Over 50.5 points.
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Fighting Irish Ended Last Season as National Championship Runners-Up
Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished as national championship runners-up last season, advancing all the way to the title game where they fell 34–23 to the Ohio State Buckeyes at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
In their final outing of the season, the Miami Hurricanes were edged 42‑41 by the Iowa State Cyclones in the Pop‑Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium.
Quarterbacks
CJ Carr
Carson Beck
Notre Dame vs Miami Prediction & Picks
Head into Notre Dame vs Miami with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, key player prop picks and a thoughtfully built bet builder.
Game Prediction
We’re expecting Over 50.5 points to be scored by the two teams combined. There’s an attractive -110 for our pick and we’re anticipating that the scoreboard will tick over in this college football showdown.
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Key Notre Dame vs Miami stats:
Over 50.5 Probability
Looking at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this college wager.
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Best Bet
Over 50.5 Points @ -110
Player Prop Picks
You can back CJ Carr (Notre Dame) at -114 to record more than 186.5 passing yards. We can place a QB Passing Yards bet with confidence, as we expect him to cover the line.
Joshisa Trader (Notre Dame) can be backed at -114 to go beyond 42.5 receiving yards. We’re confident in taking him to cover the Player Receiving Yards line and bettors can place this bet with confidence.
Same Game Parlay Picks
We’ve loaded up a same game parlay with the combined picks of Over 50.5, Notre Dame -2.5 and CJ Carr (Notre Dame) to have Over 186.5 passing yards.
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Correct Score Prediction
30
-
23
Miami
There are a range of correct score lines to choose from and we’re taking a chance on the Irish to claim a 30-23 win. There’s a huge return if we get this right.
Notre Dame vs Miami Odds
The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.
Books Predicting a Tight Affair
The sportsbooks have Notre Dame at -145 when it comes to the Moneyline betting, implying the market leaders are 59% likely to win this college game according to the latest odds. Miami are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +120.
The spread is 2.5 and the total points line is currently 50.5. A wager on the Totals allows football bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you’re wanting to back Over 50.5, the odds are -110.
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Jeremiyah Love Favorite to Score First TD
Jeremiyah Love is favorite to be First Touchdown Scorer at +360. If you want to back him to score the last TD, you can get similar odds.
Touchdown
Receiving Yards
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Miami Tough to Crack at Home
Miami have put together six wins in a row at Hard Rock Stadium. They have gone 8-2 across their last 10 home games, putting up 39.90 points on average and giving up 21.70.
Notre Dame have posted eight consecutive road victories. They have a 8-2 record in their last 10 games on the road, averaging 36.90 points on offense and surrendering 20.30 on defense.
| Last 10 Games | W-L | P | PF | PA | O50.5 | U50.5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami Home Stats |
8-2 | 61.60 | 39.90 | 21.70 | 8 | 2 | |
 Notre Dame Away Stats |
8-2 | 57.20 | 36.90 | 20.30 | 7 | 3 | |
- W-L = Wins-Losses
- P = Avg. Points
- PF = Avg. Points For
- PA = Avg. Points Against
- O50.5 = Games Over 50.5 Points
- U50.5 = Games Under 50.5 Points
Last 5 & H2H
Latest regular season and playoff games stats.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Stats
Miami Stats
- 9 wins and 1 defeat in the last 10 games
- 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
- -2.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 9 of the last 10 games
- -2.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 8 of the last 10 games on the road
- +2.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 8 of the last 10 games
- +2.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 8 of the last 10 home games
- Game Totals: An average of 54.50 pts in the previous 10 games
- Game Totals on the Road: An average of 57.20 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
- Over 50.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
- Over 50.5 on the Road: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games on the road
- Team Totals: Have scored an average of 36.70 pts and allowed 17.80 pts in the last 10 games
- Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 36.90 pts and allowed 20.30 pts in the last 10 games on the road
- Game Totals: An average of 71.50 pts in the previous 10 games
- Game Totals at Home: An average of 65.10 pts in the previous 10 home games
- Over 50.5: Covered in 9 of the previous 10 games
- Over 50.5 at Home: Covered in 9 of the previous 10 home games
- Team Totals: Have scored an average of 41.20 pts and allowed 30.30 pts in the last 10 games
- Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 41.20 pts and allowed 23.90 pts in the last 10 home games
NCAAF Standings Select Season
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PF | PA | N. Pts | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston College
|
1 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 56 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Pittsburgh
|
1 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 52 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Wake Forest
|
1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Virginia
|
1 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
California
|
1 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1W |
SMU
|
1 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
NC State
|
1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Louisville
|
1 | 0 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Georgia Tech
|
1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1W |
Florida State
|
1 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Duke
|
1 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
Clemson
|
0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1L |
|
Miami
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
North Carolina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
Stanford
|
0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1L |
Syracuse
|
0 | 1 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1L |
Virginia Tech
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
| Independents I-A | W | L | PF | PA | N. Pts | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UConn
|
1 | 0 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1W |
|
Notre Dame
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | - |
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