ESPN Predicts Every Game On Notre Dame’s Schedule
Here’s a prediction for every game on the Fighting Irish’s schedule.
ESPN’s updated “Football Power Index” updated last week.
Included in the FPI are projected results for every game on a team’s schedule.
Here’s what ESPN is predicting for every Notre Dame game this season. The percentage attached for each game is the win probability versus the respective opponent.
Saturday, Sept. 2 vs. Temple: Win (95%)
Saturday, Sept. 9 vs. Georgia: Win (51%)
Saturday, Sept. 16 @ Boston College: Win (81%)
Saturday, Sept. 23 @ Michigan State: Win (2%)
Saturday, Sept. 30 vs. Miami (OH): Win (94%)
Saturday, Oct. 7 @ North Carolina: Win (58%)
Saturday, Oct. 21 vs. USC: Win (57%)
Saturday, Oct. 28 vs. NC State: Win (58%)
Saturday, Nov. 4 vs. Wake Forest: Win (85%)
Saturday, Nov. 11 @ Miami: Loss (35%)
Saturday, Nov. 18 vs. Navy: Win (90%)
Saturday, Nov. 25 @ Stanford: Loss (27%)
So, according to ESPN’s FPI, the Fighting Irish will go 10-2 in the regular season—suffering losses to Miami in week 10 and Stanford in week 12.. There are a total of six games this season that Notre Dame has less than a 70 percent chance of winning.
[ESPN]