The Confidential’s 2016 Football Over-Under: Notre Dame
Last year, the Confidential unveiled over-unders for each ACC school. For Notre Dame, the over-under was set at 9.5 regular season wins. Ultimately, the Fighting Irish ended up with 10 regular season wins, with losses at Clemson and Stanford being the only regular season blemishes. But now it is on to 2016. The Confidential sets the over-under for Notre Dame at 10.5 regular season wins.
Here is the schedule for 2016:
- 9/4/16: @ Texas
- 9/10/16: Nevada
- 9/17/16: Michigan State
- 9/24/16: Duke
- 10/1/16: Syracuse (neutral site)
- 10/8/16: @ NC State
- 10/15/16: Stanford
- 10/29/16: Miami
- 11/5/16: Army
- 11/12/16: Navy
- 11/19/16: Virginia Tech
- 11/26/16: @ USC
Very likely wins: Nevada, Syracuse, @ NC State, Army, Navy
Very likely losses: Texas or USC
Verdict: Wow… pretty rare to see a football schedule with only three road games. The neutral site game against Syracuse will likely be a de facto home game. How can Notre Dame not have a great season? Well, do not sleep on Michigan State, Duke, Miami, and Va Tech. And Stanford is always a potential loss. Meanwhile, one of Texas or USC–elite programs struggling recently–can pull off a home win over Notre Dame. Still, this is a very favorable schedule. The over/under, therefore, is set at 10.5 wins.
What do you think? Will Notre Dame go over or under 10.5 regular season wins?
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