Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 8/31/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 49.5

Hard Rock Stadium is the location where the Miami Hurricanes (10-3 last year) will meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-2 last season) on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Notre Dame opens as 2.5-point dogs. The total is set at 49.5.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished the year having a 14-2 mark. In their last matchup, the Fighting Irish stepped onto the field against the Ohio State Buckeyes and took a loss by a final of 34-23. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ran the football 26 times and totaled 53 yards, which had them averaging 2.0 yds per carry. On the day, they tallied 58 plays which converted into 308 yards. Notre Dame surrendered 17 completions on 21 tries for a total of 231 yards, and a completion percentage of 81.0%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Fighting Irish conceded 214 yds on 41 tries, which calculates to 5.2 yds per run surrendered.

When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish averaged 36.1 PPG. Offensively they maintained an average of 200.9 yards on the ground, which was 19th in college football. The Fighting Irish racked up 6,386 yards in total last season. Notre Dame compiled 24 touchdowns via the pass and 45 touchdowns on the ground. Notre Dame totaled 326 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 93 penalties for 814 yds. They turned the ball over 14 different times.

The Fighting Irish were ranked 4th in the nation when it comes to team defense, allowing 15.5 PPG. Opposing teams ran for an average of 3.8 yards per run and 138.1 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they gave up 2,210 rushing yards through 16 games. Regarding passing yards, the Fighting Irish allowed 2,710 yards which had them ranked 56th in the nation. Over the course of their 16 games, they allowed 169.4 yards per game via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 52.1%. They gave up 307.4 yards per contest which put them 11th in D-1. They allowed 14 touchdowns through the air as well as 16 running touchdowns.

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The Hurricanes ended the year with a 10-3 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Hurricanes took a loss by a score of 42-41 against the Iowa State Cyclones. The Hurricanes finished the game with a total of 524 yards on 72 plays (7.3 yards per play). Miami ran for 7.9 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 308 yds on 39 carries. Miami relinquished 31 running attempts for 145 yds (4.7 yards per carry). The Hurricanes pass defense conceded a completion rate of 61.1%, relinquishing 270 yards on 22 out of 36 through the air.

The Miami Hurricanes maintained an average of 537.2 yards/outing, which had them ranked 1st in college football. The Miami offense totaled 878 penalty yards on 86 infractions, which ranked 36th in the nation in terms of helping out the other team. They averaged 188.9 run yards per game and ran for 2,456 yards overall. They threw 8 interceptions while letting opponents recover 8 fumbles and they tallied 351 first downs. When looking at how much they scored, the Hurricanes earned a ranking of 1st in Division 1 with 43.9 PPG. For the previous season, the Hurricanes had a total of 4,527 yards through the air as well as averaging 348.2 passing yards per game, which had them sitting 3rd in D-1.

Miami surrendered a total of 1,466 rushing yards (112.8 yards per outing) and 16 touchdowns on the ground last season. They allowed 22 touchdowns via the pass as well as 214.4 yards/game, which had them in 57th in Division 1. They had 4 fumbles recovered and 14 interceptions in the prior season. The Hurricanes defense took the field for 807 plays, which had them ranked 38th in college football. The Hurricanes conceded 25.3 points per game, which had them in 68th in the country. Over the course of the season, they allowed 329 total points.

Who will win tonight's Fighting Irish/Hurricanes college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Fighting Irish -2.5

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