Virginia Tech at Notre Dame - 2019 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, November 2nd 2019 (2:30 PM EDT)
Notre Dame -17.5 (59.0)
Notre Dame 21 - Virginia Tech: 20

 
Hokies (8 - 5) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 21 - 30 (16 - 29 on Road)
'19 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
VT coming off BYE
Our Line: -7.5  (SP+ ND -10)
Projected Score: VT: 19 - ND: 37 (56)
ND Win prob: 89% | Cover: 51%
VT Travel: 438 miles
Fighting Irish (11 - 2) (9 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 42 - 18 (45 - 18 @ Home)
'19 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Virginia Tech's 2019 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 8/31 Virginia Tech at Boston College-4.556.5L 28 - 35ON
Sat 9/7 Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion-30.057.5W 31 - 17UN
Sat 9/14 Virginia Tech vs Furman-24.064.5W 24 - 17UN
BYE WEEK
Fri 9/27 Virginia Tech vs Duke-2.551.5L 10 - 45ON
Sat 10/5 Virginia Tech at Miami+14.046.0W 42 - 35OY
Sat 10/12 Virginia Tech vs Rhode Island-28.065.5W 34 - 17UN
Sat 10/19 Virginia Tech vs North Carolina+4.557.5W 43 - 41OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/2 Virginia Tech at Notre Dame+17.559.0L 20 - 21UY
Sat 11/9 Virginia Tech vs Wake Forest+3.061.0W 36 - 17UY
Sat 11/16 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech-6.051.5W 45 - 0UY
Sat 11/23 Virginia Tech vs Pittsburgh-3.544.0W 28 - 0UY
Fri 11/29 Virginia Tech at Virginia-1.548.0L 30 - 39ON
Tue 12/31 Virginia Tech vs Kentucky-2.047.0L 30 - 37ON

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Predictions for Virginia Tech's Schedule
Notre Dame's 2019 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Mon 9/2 Notre Dame at Louisville-19.055.0W 35 - 17UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/14 Notre Dame vs New Mexico-34.564.0W 66 - 14OY
Sat 9/21 Notre Dame at Georgia+15.558.5L 17 - 23UY
Sat 9/28 Notre Dame vs Virginia-10.546.5W 35 - 20OY
Sat 10/5 Notre Dame vs Bowling Green-45.564.5W 52 - 0UY
Sat 10/12 Notre Dame vs USC-10.560.0W 30 - 27UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/26 Notre Dame at Michigan-1.546.5L 14 - 45ON
Sat 11/2 Notre Dame vs Virginia Tech-17.559.0W 21 - 20UN
Sat 11/9 Notre Dame at Duke-7.050.5W 38 - 7UY
Sat 11/16 Notre Dame vs Navy-7.555.5W 52 - 20OY
Sat 11/23 Notre Dame vs Boston College-20.566.0W 40 - 7UY
Sat 11/30 Notre Dame at Stanford-17.545.5W 45 - 24OY
Sat 12/28 Notre Dame vs Iowa State-4.055.0W 33 - 9UY

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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
VT.1943%21.443%2.9417441%2543.56.2242%30.243%40%3.6754.91.21.5
ND.2144%4239%2.6218347%2573.87.0739%17.640%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
VT0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
ND0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
VT Offense1321.41643%3.561.2224281742544.450%48%43%41%17%.19
ND Defense1317.61839%2.841.6 - - - - - 45%54%40%37%16%.07
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
VT Defense1330.229.341.8%3.671.5 - - - - - 53%46%43%40%15%.22
ND Offense134244.744.1%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
Virginia Tech1330:0522.237%56%5.854.91.21.56.21.8129.8
Notre Dame1329:0123.243%64%5.245.81.31.65.22.2029.2
Run Game Stats (2019)
 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
VT Offense1350%43%40174.34.419.12.9472%10%0.95
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
VT Defense1353%43% - - - - .192.7867%11%1.24
ND Offense1352%39%41182.84.527.082.6283%8%1.1

Pass Game Stats (2019)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
VT Offense1348%41%19.233253.87.713.22910.281.734%30%.337%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
VT Defense1346%40% - - - - - - 7.291.735%34%.375%1.9
ND Offense1346%47%20.632.2257.5812.52313.381.634%35%.376%1.9

Virginia Tech's Power Ratings
Virginia Tech's Power Rating: NR
Virginia Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Virginia Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating:  #29
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Virginia Tech's 2019 Expected Record: -
Virginia Tech's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.0  #38
Virginia Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.9  #54
Virginia Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.3  #38

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Virginia Tech:    Notre Dame: 11.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Virginia Tech: 8.0   Notre Dame: 17.7




Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: 11.35 NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating:  #13
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Notre Dame's 2019 Expected Record: -
Notre Dame's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: 17.7  #19
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.8  #20
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: 18.5  #22

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


Virginia Tech Scoring
Offense: 21.4 PPG
Offense on Road: 16
Defense: 30.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 29.3

Virginia Tech's 2019 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Notre Dame 37
Virginia Tech 19

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 2019 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 7 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 5 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202110/09Virginia Tech29Notre Dame32Virginia Tech -1Notre Dame46.5Over
201911/02Notre Dame21Virginia Tech20Notre Dame -17.5Virginia Tech59.0Under
201810/06Virginia Tech23Notre Dame45Notre Dame -6.5Notre Dame55.5Over
201611/19Notre Dame31Virginia Tech34Notre Dame -3Virginia Tech53.5Over
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Notre Dame323 Overs
Virginia Tech121 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams1 - 30 - 40 - 30 - 1
Road Teams3 - 14 - 01 - 03 - 0

(#) VT at (#) ND
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatVTND
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #38 #19
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #29 #13
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Virginia Tech on Offense
CategoryCat
VT OffND Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #54 #22
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Virginia Tech Run Game
CategoryCat
VT OffND Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Virginia Tech Pass Game
CategoryCat
VT OffND Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Notre Dame on Offense
CategoryCatND OffVT Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #20 #38
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Notre Dame Run Game
CategoryCat
ND OffVT Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Notre Dame Pass Game
CategoryCatND OffVT Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
ND 5 Year Profile: Improving Average G5
'19 Profile: Up to Top 25 Contenders

VT 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg G5
'19 Profile: Up to Average P4

Weather Forecast
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Conditions:
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Rematch from Week 10
Notre Dame -17.5 (59.0)
Notre Dame won vs Virginia Tech this year (21-20)

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