Game Day Central: Virginia Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Notre Dame football
No. 8 Notre Dame (8-1) is looking to extend its winning streak to eight on Saturday afternoon in a matchup against the Virginia Cavaliers (5-4, 3-3 ACC). Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Nov. 16, 2024
Site: Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Television: NBC/Peacock
Radio: Notre Dame IMG affiliates
Series facts: The Irish are 4-0 against the Cavaliers, most recently winning 28-3 in Charlottesville, Va., on Nov. 13, 2021.
Head coaches: Virginia — Tony Elliott (11-20, third season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (27-9, third
season).
Noting Virginia: Through Week 11, the Cavaliers were No. 67 in ESPN’s FPI and No. 69 in SP+, rating as
slightly below average in both … UVA ranks 81st in the FBS in scoring offense (26.0 points per game) and is tied for 83rd in scoring defense (27.67) Week 11 … Running the ball has been a struggle, with the Cavaliers sitting at 3.8 yards per carry (95th nationally) after nine games … Virginia has scored touchdowns on only 14 of its 36 (38.9 percent) red-zone drives, and ranked 97th in the nation in red zone offense through Week 11 … The Cavaliers had one player taken in the 2024 NFL Draft: Wide receiver Malik Washington, who caught 110 passes for 1,426 yards and 9 touchdowns last year but fell to the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round.
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GAME PREDICTIONS
Vegas line: Notre Dame -21.5 …. Over/under 50.5
Oddshark prediction: ND 39, Florida State 18
Tyler Horka: ND 38, Virginia 9
Jack Soble: ND 45, Virginia 10
Todd D. Burlage: ND 45, Virginia 10
Steve Downey: ND 41, Virginia 6
Kyle Kelly: ND 49, Virginia 10
Full staff predictions article
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