Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET· LaVell Edwards Stadium· Elevation 4,633 ft· Notre Dame -12.5 · O/U 48
Rest 7d / 8dTravel 1,325 mi / 0 miForecast: 62°F · wind 2 mph · Clear
Market context
Notre Dame -12.5 · O/U 48
opened Notre Dame -13, now Notre Dame -12.5 · total opened 48.5, now 48
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Notre Dame as road favorite
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 19-9 ATS (28 games) · 19-9 O/U (28 games)
BYU as home underdog
2026 overall: 5-0 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 8-2 ATS (10 games) · 3-7 O/U (10 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalNotre Dame · 5 of 9
456.7
Yards / game
433.4
4.04
Points / drive
3.02
5.3
TDs / game
4.4
44.6
3rd-down %
54.4
71.4
RZ TD %
73.9
2.2
Turnover margin
0.8
2.5
Sacks / game
2.2
5.7
TFL / game
6.4
14.0
Havoc / game
14.0
42.1 / 57.9
Pass / Rush split
39.0 / 61.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Notre Dame has the ball
Notre Dame's early-down offense ranks 2nd of 138. BYU's early-down defense ranks 21st of 138.
Notre Dame's passing-down offense ranks 39th of 138. BYU's passing-down defense ranks 30th of 138.
Notre Dame's third-down offense ranks 95th of 138. BYU's third-down defense ranks 41st of 138.
Notre Dame's red-zone offense ranks 59th of 138. BYU's red-zone defense ranks 134th of 138.
When BYU has the ball
BYU's early-down offense ranks 28th of 138. Notre Dame's early-down defense ranks 2nd of 138.
BYU's passing-down offense ranks 23rd of 138. Notre Dame's passing-down defense ranks 14th of 138.
BYU's third-down offense ranks 14th of 138. Notre Dame's third-down defense ranks 17th of 138.
BYU's red-zone offense ranks 82nd of 138. Notre Dame's red-zone defense ranks 56th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.361 last 3 vs 0.261 season (+0.100)
Defense formabout the same(-0.409 last 3 vs -0.416 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.205 last 3 vs 0.203 season)
▼Defense form-0.181 last 3 vs -0.297 season (+0.116)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCJ Carr — 1378 yd, 16 TD
RushingJonaz Walton — 409 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingJordan Faison — 387 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBear Bachmeier — 1033 yd, 8 TD
RushingLJ Martin — 344 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingLegend Glasker — 378 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Notre Dame offense
2ndof 1380.258233 plays
vs
BYU defense · allowed
21stof 138-0.119Notre Dame defense · allowed
2ndof 138-0.311168 plays
vs
BYU offense
28thof 1380.114199 plays
Passing downs
Notre Dame offense
39thof 1380.17599 plays
vs
BYU defense · allowed
30thof 138-0.150114 plays
Notre Dame defense · allowed
14thof 138-0.230124 plays
vs
BYU offense
23rdof 1380.24979 plays
Third down
Notre Dame offense
95thof 138-0.07765 plays
vs
BYU defense · allowed
41stof 138-0.12565 plays
Notre Dame defense · allowed
17thof 138-0.24775 plays
vs
BYU offense
14thof 1380.42157 plays · small sample
Red zone
Notre Dame offense
59thof 1380.05981 plays
vs
BYU defense · allowed
134thof 1380.40029 plays · small sample
Notre Dame defense · allowed
56thof 138-0.09731 plays · small sample
vs
BYU offense
82ndof 138-0.03460 plays
Field advancement
Notre Dame offense
7thof 13863.4%vs
BYU defense · allowed
18thof 13832.7%Notre Dame defense · allowed
2ndof 13826.7%vs
BYU offense
33rdof 13855.4%Away
Home
Notre Dame Offense vs BYU DefenseNotre Dame · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.50#4
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#130.30
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.244#6
287 plays
EPA/Play
#11-0.196
allowed · 229 plays
0.243#17
121 plays
EPA/Pass
#13-0.276
allowed · 120 plays
0.245#5
166 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#34-0.108
allowed · 109 plays
57.8%#4
287 plays
Success Rate
#938.9%
allowed · 229 plays
56.2%#8
Pass Success Rate
#4240.1%
allowed
59.0%#1
Rush Success Rate
#2641.6%
allowed
63.4%#7
Available Yards %
#1832.7%
allowed
67.4#20
Net Field Position
#3673.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.258#2
233 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#21-0.119
allowed
5.6#5
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#317.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Notre Dame Defense vs BYU OffenseNotre Dame · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.36#4
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#290.18
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.311#3
allowed · 226 plays
EPA/Play
#200.162
252 plays
-0.339#6
allowed · 103 plays
EPA/Pass
#350.128
108 plays
-0.287#4
allowed · 123 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#140.188
144 plays
37.2%#5
allowed · 226 plays
Success Rate
#2550.8%
252 plays
38.5%#27
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#3150.9%
37.7%#6
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4550.7%
26.7%#2
allowed
Available Yards %
#3355.4%
74.3#18
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#3468.5
-0.311#2
allowed · 168 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#280.114
199 plays
7.1#73
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#256.3
2026 · Situational EPANotre Dame · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.236
283 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.160
263 plays
-0.307
235 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.208
236 plays
0.059
81 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.034
60 plays
-0.097
31 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.400
29 plays · small sample
-0.077
65 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.421
57 plays · small sample
-0.247
75 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.125
65 plays