Overview

• No. 6 Notre Dame visits No. 10 Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on Aug. 31, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
• BetMGM lists Notre Dame as a 2.5-point favorite at -140 on the moneyline, with Miami +115 and a 49.5-point total.
• ESPN’s projection gives Notre Dame a 54.9% chance, while other simulations and picks narrowly lean toward Miami in some cases.
• Both teams debut new starting quarterbacks, as Miami turns to former Georgia passer Carson Beck and Notre Dame starts C. J. Carr after Riley Leonard’s NFL departure.
• ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum publicly “guaranteed” a Notre Dame victory during a SportsCenter segment.