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Closing number

Spread
ND -27.5
PUR +27.5
Open –
Total
Over 57.5
Under 57.5

Source: DraftKings.

ND 49, PUR 10. ND covered by 11.5, over by 1.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on Purdue
Notre Dame 02 Purdue
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 1 common opponent
Opponent Notre Dame Purdue
USC
W 34-24 home
+10 · -10.5 Didn't cover
L 17-33 home
-16 · +20.5 Covered

Against 1 common opponent: Notre Dame won by 10.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread. Purdue lost by 16.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Notre Dame2 Purdue
Purdue +27.52
Josh Pate 1u*Line +27.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 26 3:21 AM ET · Record 34-31 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy 1u*Line +27.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 24 3:28 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 58.51
Big Cat 1u*Line 58.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 24 3:28 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Notre Dame WWLWLW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample2-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite4-2 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Purdue LWLLWW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample4-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog3-2 60%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 26, 2026ND 49, PUR 10ND -27.5ND covered57.5Over
Sep 20, 2025PUR 30, ND 56ND -24.5ND covered51.5Over
Sep 14, 2024ND 66, PUR 7ND -7.5ND covered47.5Over
Sep 18, 2021PUR 13, ND 27ND -7.5ND covered58.5Under

Notre Dame 4-0 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

NDPUR
6-0Record3-3
4-2Against the spread3-3
4-2Over-under5-1
+2.5Avg cover margin+4.2
44.0Points per game32.2
11.0Points allowed31.3
6.83Yards per play5.84
456.7Yards per game415.5
5.10Rush yards per carry3.70
70.2Completion %69.7
44.6Third down %44.7
+14Turnover margin+4
2Sacks allowed13
27.7Penalty yards per game54.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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