Vanderbilt at Notre Dame - 2018 Matchup Preview
Vanderbilt logo Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame Fighting Irish(#8)Notre Dame logo
Saturday, September 15th 2018 (2:30 PM EDT)
Notre Dame -14 (51.5)
Notre Dame 22 - Vanderbilt: 17

 
Commodores (6 - 7) (8 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 27 (22 - 28 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
ND 3rd straight Home Game
Our Line: -9  (SP+ ND -13)
Projected Score: VAN: 26 - ND: 25 (51)
ND Win prob: 86% | Cover: 55%
VAN Travel: 385 miles, 1 hrs behind
Fighting Irish (12 - 1) (7 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 31 - 18 (28 - 16 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Vanderbilt's 2018 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/1 Vanderbilt vs Middle Tennessee-3.057.5W 35 - 7UY
Sat 9/8 Vanderbilt vs Nevada-10.059.5W 41 - 10UY
Sat 9/15 Vanderbilt at Notre Dame+14.051.5L 17 - 22UY
Sat 9/22 Vanderbilt vs South Carolina+1.553.5L 14 - 37UN
Sat 9/29 Vanderbilt vs Tennessee State-28.0
Sat 10/6 Vanderbilt at Georgia+15
Sat 10/13 Vanderbilt vs Florida+9.551.0L 27 - 37ON
Sat 10/20 Vanderbilt at Kentucky+10.545.0L 7 - 14UY
Sat 10/27 Vanderbilt at Arkansas-1.051.5W 45 - 31OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/10 Vanderbilt at Missouri+13.565.0L 28 - 33UY
Sat 11/17 Vanderbilt vs Ole Miss-3.072.5W 36 - 29UY
Sat 11/24 Vanderbilt vs Tennessee-3.551.5W 38 - 13UY
Thu 12/27 Vanderbilt vs Baylor-4.056.5L 38 - 45ON

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Predictions for Vanderbilt's Schedule
Notre Dame's 2018 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/1 Notre Dame vs Michigan+2.546.5W 24 - 17UY
Sat 9/8 Notre Dame vs Ball State-34.060.5W 24 - 16UN
Sat 9/15 Notre Dame vs Vanderbilt-14.051.5W 22 - 17UN
Sat 9/22 Notre Dame at Wake Forest-6.059.5W 56 - 27OY
Sat 9/29 Notre Dame vs Stanford-4.552.5W 38 - 17OY
Sat 10/6 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech-6.555.5W 45 - 23OY
Sat 10/13 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh-21.056.0W 19 - 14UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/27 Notre Dame vs Navy-21.555.5W 44 - 22OY
Sat 11/3 Notre Dame at Northwestern-10.049.5W 31 - 21ON
Sat 11/10 Notre Dame vs Florida State-16.549.5W 42 - 13OY
Sat 11/17 Notre Dame vs Syracuse-10.064.5W 36 - 3UY
Sat 11/24 Notre Dame at USC-12.554.0W 24 - 17UN
Sat 12/29 Notre Dame vs Clemson+10.558.0L 3 - 30UN

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Predictions for Notre Dame's Schedule
Important Stats (2018)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
VAN.2345%28.545%2.9616843%2443.42.2548%26.651%43%3.7643.71.11.5
ND.2144%31.439%2.6218347%2573.87.0739%18.240%37%2.8445.81.31.6
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
VAN#76 (.17)42% (75)42% (93)2.8 (105)12943% (53)1664.25 (34)#111 (.25)47% (121)46% (96)48% (125)4.22 (109)48.30.51.1
ND#8 (.32)47% (22)47% (26)3.31 (24)18147% (21)1604.8 (5)#1 (-.02)36% (8)43% (73)29% (1)2.75 (4)42.40.81.8



Overall Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
VAN Offense1328.52244.8%3.421.121411168244548%51%45%43%16%.23
ND Defense1318.215.739%2.841.6 - - - - - 45%54%40%37%16%.07
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
VAN Defense1326.628.248.4%3.761.5 - - - - - 52%46%51%43%16%.25
ND Offense1331.428.244.1%3.871.3234401832574.552%46%39%47%14%.21

Additional Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Vanderbilt1330:4921.237%50%5.543.71.11.54.81.8029.4
Notre Dame1329:0123.243%64%5.245.81.31.65.22.2029.2
Run Game Stats (2018)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
VAN Offense1348%45%33.4167.5522.162.9663%10%1.04
ND Defense1345%40% - - - - .062.9969%9%0.88
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
VAN Defense1352%51% - - - - .213.4372%9%0.88
ND Offense1352%39%41182.84.527.082.6283%8%1.1

Pass Game Stats (2018)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
VAN Offense1351%43%19.832243.77.612.3246.311.630%35%.467%2
ND Defense1354%37% - - - - - - 12.081.434%28%.178%1.8
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
VAN Defense1346%43% - - - - - - 13.321.629%38%.467%1.8
ND Offense1346%47%20.632.2257.5812.52313.381.634%35%.376%1.9

Vanderbilt's Power Ratings
Vanderbilt's Power Rating: NR
Vanderbilt's Offense Rating: NR
Vanderbilt's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating:  #43
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Vanderbilt's 2018 Expected Record: -
Vanderbilt's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.6  #39
Vanderbilt's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.6  #24
Vanderbilt's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.1  #57

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Vanderbilt:    Notre Dame: 12.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Vanderbilt: 7.6   Notre Dame: 20.7




Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: 12.85 NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating:  #10
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Notre Dame's 2018 Expected Record: -
Notre Dame's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 20.7  #13
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: 34.6  #32
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: 14.5  #10

Average Talent
Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


Vanderbilt Scoring
Offense: 28.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 22
Defense: 26.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.2

Vanderbilt's 2018 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 10
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Vanderbilt 26
Notre Dame 25

Total Points: 51

Based on Last 4 Games
Vanderbilt 31
Notre Dame 22

Total Points: 53

Based on Entire Season
Notre Dame 29
Vanderbilt 21

Total Points: 50
Notre Dame Scoring
Offense: 31.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 28.2
Defense: 18.2 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.7

Notre Dame's 2018 Record
Record: 12 - 1
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 4 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
201809/15Notre Dame22Vanderbilt17Notre Dame -14Vanderbilt51.5Under
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Notre Dame100 Overs
Vanderbilt011 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams1 - 00 - 10 - 10 - 0
Road Teams0 - 11 - 00 - 01 - 0

(#) VAN at (#) ND
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatVANND
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #39 #13
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #43 #10
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Vanderbilt on Offense
CategoryCat
VAN OffND Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #24 #10
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Vanderbilt Run Game
CategoryCat
VAN OffND Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Vanderbilt Pass Game
CategoryCat
VAN OffND Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Notre Dame on Offense
CategoryCatND OffVAN Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #32 #57
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Notre Dame Run Game
CategoryCat
ND OffVAN Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Notre Dame Pass Game
CategoryCatND OffVAN Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
ND 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to CFP Hopefuls

VAN 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Notre Dame Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 80° - Wind: 8 mph
Rematch from Week 3
Notre Dame -14.0 (51.5)
Notre Dame won vs Vanderbilt this year (22-17)

No Matchups Past 4 Years
  
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