Notre Dame at Virginia Tech - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, October 9th 2021 (7:30 PM EDT)
Virginia Tech -1 (46.5)
Notre Dame 32 - Virginia Tech: 29  (ACC)

 
Fighting Irish (11 - 2) (9 - 4 - 0)
Coach Brian Kelly (84 - 38)
Avg Score : 42 - 18 (38 - 17 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
VT coming off BYE
ND is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -5  (SP+ ND -15)
Projected Score: ND: 35 - VT: 21 (56)
VT Win prob: 48% | Cover: 46%
ND Travel: 438 miles
Hokies (6 - 7) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach Justin Fuente (40 - 27)
Avg Score : 21 - 30 (26 - 32 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Notre Dame's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sun 9/5 Notre Dame at Florida State-7.053.5W 41 - 38ON
Sat 9/11 Notre Dame vs Toledo-16.555.0W 32 - 29ON
Sat 9/18 Notre Dame vs Purdue-7.558.0W 27 - 13UY
Sat 9/25 Notre Dame vs Wisconsin+6.043.5W 41 - 13OY
Sat 10/2 Notre Dame vs Cincinnati+2.550.0L 13 - 24UN
Sat 10/9 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech+1.046.5W 32 - 29OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23 Notre Dame vs USC-8.059.5W 31 - 16UY
Sat 10/30 Notre Dame vs North Carolina-3.563.0W 44 - 34OY
Sat 11/6 Notre Dame vs Navy-21.047.5W 34 - 6UY
Sat 11/13 Notre Dame at Virginia-7.562.5W 28 - 3UY
Sat 11/20 Notre Dame vs Georgia Tech-18.057.5W 55 - 0UY
Sat 11/27 Notre Dame at Stanford-20.553.0W 45 - 14OY
Sat 1/1 Notre Dame vs Oklahoma State+1.545.5L 35 - 37ON

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Predictions for Notre Dame's Schedule
Virginia Tech's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Fri 9/3 Virginia Tech vs North Carolina+5.563.5W 17 - 10UY
Sat 9/11 Virginia Tech vs Middle Tennessee-20.055.0W 35 - 14UY
Sat 9/18 Virginia Tech at West Virginia+2.049.5L 21 - 27UN
Sat 9/25 Virginia Tech vs Richmond-29.050.0W 21 - 10UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/9 Virginia Tech vs Notre Dame-1.046.5L 29 - 32ON
Sat 10/16 Virginia Tech vs Pittsburgh+6.055.5L 7 - 28UN
Sat 10/23 Virginia Tech vs Syracuse-3.545.5L 36 - 41ON
Sat 10/30 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech+3.055.0W 26 - 17UY
Fri 11/5 Virginia Tech at Boston College-1.051.0L 3 - 17UN
Sat 11/13 Virginia Tech vs Duke-13.550.5W 48 - 17OY
Sat 11/20 Virginia Tech at Miami+7.055.5L 26 - 38ON
Sat 11/27 Virginia Tech at Virginia+7.063.5W 29 - 24UY
Wed 12/29 Virginia Tech vs Maryland+4.055.0L 10 - 54ON

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Predictions for Virginia Tech's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 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
ND.2547%4248%3.2621147%2373.84.1339%17.639%40%2.83380.91.4
VT.2648%21.451%3.1724145%2013.68.2647%30.251%43%4.2146.71.31.5
 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
ND0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
VT0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ND Offense124238.247.2%3.840.924449211237556%44%48%47%13%.25
VT Defense1130.231.646.8%4.211.5 - - - - - 47%53%51%43%17%.26
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ND Defense1217.61739.4%2.831.4 - - - - - 44%55%39%40%22%.13
VT Offense1121.42648.3%3.681.3224422412015.662%38%51%45%15%.26

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Notre Dame1233:4924.249%65%4.4380.91.47.32.4229
Virginia Tech1130:0822.438%58%5.346.71.31.56.83.3030.2
Run Game Stats (2021)
 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
ND Offense1256%48%42.2211.4533.163.2688%10%0.91
VT Defense1147%51% - - - - .243.3577%11%1.01
 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
ND Defense1244%39% - - - - .042.4371%14%1.04
VT Offense1162%51%42.9240.75.627.223.1768%11%1.03

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ND Offense1244%47%19.330.2237.47.912.3153.371.629%36%.423%1.9
VT Defense1153%43% - - - - - - 12.281.630%36%.456%2.1
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ND Defense1255%40% - - - - - - 7.221.637%30%.348%2.1
VT Offense1138%45%14.323201.18.714.1136.311.626%29%.194%1.9

Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #12
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Notre Dame's 2021 Expected Record: -
Notre Dame's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 17.4  #11
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: 36.2  #20
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: 18.9  #15

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Notre Dame:    Virginia Tech: 3.7

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Notre Dame: 17.4   Virginia Tech: 2.4




Virginia Tech's Power Ratings
Virginia Tech's Power Rating: 3.7 NR
Virginia Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Virginia Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #39
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Virginia Tech's 2021 Expected Record: -
Virginia Tech's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 2.4  #70
Virginia Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.7  #86
Virginia Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.2  #54

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


Notre Dame Scoring
Offense: 42 PPG
Offense on Road: 38.2
Defense: 17.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 17

Notre Dame's 2021 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 5 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Notre Dame 35
Virginia Tech 21

Projected Total Points: 56
Virginia Tech Scoring
Offense: 21.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 26
Defense: 30.2 PPG
Defense at Home: 31.6

Virginia Tech's 2021 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 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
Virginia Tech123 Overs
Notre Dame321 Unders

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

(#) ND at (#) VT
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatNDVT
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #11 #70
Perf GradeGrade #12 #83
OffenseOff #24 #59
DefenseDef #13 #106
Spec TeamsST #14 #97
TalentTal #12 #39
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Notre Dame on Offense
CategoryCat
ND OffVT Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #24 #106
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #20 #54
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Notre Dame Run Game
CategoryCat
ND OffVT Def
Run GameRun #51 #98
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #22 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #110
Notre Dame Pass Game
CategoryCat
ND OffVT Def
Pass GamePass #40 #107
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #15 #79
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Virginia Tech on Offense
CategoryCatVT OffND Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #59 #13
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #86 #15
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Virginia Tech Run Game
CategoryCat
VT OffND Def
Run GameRun #57 #25
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #38 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #7
Virginia Tech Pass Game
CategoryCatVT OffND Def
Pass GamePass #108 #17
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #12 #52
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
VT 5 Year Profile: Declining Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Down to Top G5

ND 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFP Hopefuls
'21 Profile: Remains CFP Hopefuls

Weather Forecast
Playing in Lane Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 6
Virginia Tech -1.0 (46.5)
Notre Dame won at Virginia Tech this year (32-29)

No Matchups Past 4 Years
  
ND's OC Tommy Rees (in his first season)
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ND's DC Marcus Freeman (in his first season)
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VT's OC Brad Cornelsen (in his first season)
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VT's DC Justin Hamilton (in his first season)
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