Wake Forest at Notre Dame - 2017 Matchup Preview

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Saturday, November 4th 2017 (3:30 PM EDT)
Notre Dame -16.5 (56.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Notre Dame 48 - Wake Forest: 37

Demon Deacons (8 - 5) (9 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 28 - 22 (25 - 27 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

ND 3rd straight Home Game
Our Line: -7.5 (SP+ ND -10)
Projected Score: WAKE: 22 - ND: 34 (56)
ND Win prob: 90% | Cover: 54%
WAKE Travel: 501 miles

Fighting Irish (10 - 3) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 42 - 18 (45 - 18 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
WAKE Players
ND Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Wake Forest's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/31	Wake Forest vs Presbyterian	-42.5
Sat 9/9	Wake Forest at Boston College	+1.0	45.5	W 34 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Wake Forest vs Utah State	-14.0	51.5	W 46 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Wake Forest at App State	-5.5	48.5	W 20 - 19	U	N
Sat 9/30	Wake Forest vs Florida State	+7.5	46.5	L 19 - 26	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Wake Forest at Clemson	+21.0	50.5	L 14 - 28	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Wake Forest at Georgia Tech	+3.5	49.0	L 24 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/28	Wake Forest vs Louisville	+3.0	66.5	W 42 - 32	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Wake Forest at Notre Dame	+16.5	56.0	L 37 - 48	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Wake Forest at Syracuse	-2.5	64.5	W 64 - 43	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Wake Forest vs NC State	-3.0	62.0	W 30 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Wake Forest vs Duke	-10.5	59.0	L 23 - 31	U	N
Fri 12/29	Wake Forest vs Texas A&M	-3.5	63.0	W 55 - 52	O	N

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Predictions for Wake Forest's Schedule

Notre Dame's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Notre Dame vs Temple	-19.5	56.5	W 49 - 16	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Notre Dame vs Georgia	-5.5	57.0	L 19 - 20	U	N
Sat 9/16	Notre Dame at Boston College	-14.0	53.0	W 49 - 20	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Notre Dame at Michigan State	-3.5	54.0	W 38 - 18	O	Y
Sat 9/30	Notre Dame vs Miami (OH)	-21.0	53.5	W 52 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/7	Notre Dame at North Carolina	-13.0	63.5	W 33 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Notre Dame vs USC	-4.0	61.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/28	Notre Dame vs NC State	-7.0	61.0	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Notre Dame vs Wake Forest	-16.5	56.0	W 48 - 37	O	N
Sat 11/11	Notre Dame at Miami	-3.5	59.5	L 8 - 41	U	N
Sat 11/18	Notre Dame vs Navy	-20.5	58.5	W 24 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/25	Notre Dame at Stanford	-3.0	57.0	L 20 - 38	O	N
Mon 1/1	Notre Dame vs LSU	+2.0	52.0	W 21 - 17	U	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WAKE	.03	37%	28.1	35%	2.72	146	35%	166	3.07	.09	41%	22.1	41%	41%	2.44	38.5	1.5	2.1
ND	.2	46%	42	46%	2.98	163	43%	254	4.1	.17	44%	17.6	42%	47%	2.86	53.2	1.5	1.2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WAKE		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
ND		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WAKE Offense	13	28.1	24.8	36.9%	3.07	1.5	17	311	146	166	3.6	54%	43%	35%	35%	17%	.03
ND Defense	12	17.6	18	44.3%	2.86	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	61%	38%	42%	47%	15%	.17

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WAKE Defense	13	22.1	27.4	41.3%	2.44	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	41%	41%	19%	.09
ND Offense	12	42	44.7	45.5%	4.1	1.5	21	418	163	254	4.5	48%	50%	46%	43%	16%	.2

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Wake Forest	13	30:49	17.3	35%	41%	4.7	38.5	1.5	2.1	7.2	3.2	2	32
Notre Dame	12	28:55	21.2	40%	65%	6.5	53.2	1.5	1.2	5.3	1.2	2	29.7

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WAKE Offense	13	54%	35%	41	145.8	3.6	17	.05	2.72	65%	10%	1.08
ND Defense	12	61%	42%	-	-	-	-	.08	2.65	68%	10%	0.97

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WAKE Defense	13	49%	41%	-	-	-	-	.04	2.91	69%	13%	0.89
ND Offense	12	48%	46%	36.5	163.3	4.5	18	.17	2.98	76%	10%	0.95

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WAKE Offense	13	43%	35%	14.6	27.2	165.7	6.1	11.3	9	13	.03	1.4	36%	28%	.12	7%	1.6
ND Defense	12	38%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.33	1.5	26%	33%	.35	5%	2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WAKE Defense	13	50%	41%	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	.15	1.5	34%	29%	.19	6%	1.7
ND Offense	12	50%	43%	18.7	32.3	254.3	7.9	13.6	27	9	.28	1.7	32%	38%	.4	6%	1.8

Wake Forest's Power Ratings
Wake Forest's Power Rating: NR
Wake Forest's Offense Rating: NR
Wake Forest's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #66
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Wake Forest's 2017 Expected Record: -
Wake Forest's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.5 #31
Wake Forest's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.7 #21
Wake Forest's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.1 #49

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest: Notre Dame: 12.9

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest: 10.5 Notre Dame: 20.8

Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: 12.9 NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #10
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Notre Dame's 2017 Expected Record: -
Notre Dame's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 20.8 #12
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.4 #18
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: 16.9 #15

Average Talent
Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Wake Forest Scoring
Offense: 28.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.8
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 27.4

Wake Forest's 2017 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Notre Dame 34
Wake Forest 22

Projected Total Points: 56

Notre Dame Scoring
Offense: 42 PPG
Offense at Home: 44.7
Defense: 17.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 18

Notre Dame's 2017 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	11/18	Notre Dame	45	Wake Forest	7	Notre Dame -22.5	Notre Dame	47.5	Over
2018	09/22	Wake Forest	27	Notre Dame	56	Notre Dame -6	Notre Dame	59.5	Over
2017	11/04	Notre Dame	48	Wake Forest	37	Notre Dame -16.5	Wake Forest	56.0	Over
2015	11/14	Notre Dame	28	Wake Forest	7	Notre Dame -27	Wake Forest	52.0	Under
2012	11/17	Notre Dame	38	Wake Forest	0
2011	11/05	Wake Forest	17	Notre Dame	24

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Notre Dame	6	2	3 Overs
Wake Forest	0	2	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	4 - 2	1 - 3	1 - 2	0 - 1
Road Teams	2 - 4	3 - 1	1 - 0	2 - 1

(#) WAKE at (#) ND

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	WAKE	ND
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#31	#12
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#66	#10
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Wake Forest Injury Report

Notre Dame Injury Report

Wake Forest on Offense


CategoryCat	WAKE Off	ND Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#21	#15
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Wake Forest Run Game


CategoryCat	WAKE Off	ND Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Wake Forest Pass Game


CategoryCat	WAKE Off	ND Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Notre Dame on Offense


CategoryCat	ND Off	WAKE Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#18	#49
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Notre Dame Run Game


CategoryCat	ND Off	WAKE Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Notre Dame Pass Game


CategoryCat	ND Off	WAKE Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
ND 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to CFP Hopefuls

WAKE 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Notre Dame Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 10
Notre Dame -16.5 (56.0)
Notre Dame won vs Wake Forest this year (48-37)

Previous Matchups
Notre Dame beat Wake Forest in 2023 (45-7)

WAKE's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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WAKE's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

ND's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ND's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD