Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Villanova Wildcats prediction

Mel’s pick

Notre Dame Fighting Irish win 69% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game.

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 69%
• Villanova Wildcats: 31%

Projected score

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 75, Villanova Wildcats 67. 10% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Notre Dame Fighting Irish by about 7.9) is close to the line (Notre Dame Fighting Irish −7.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 142.5; Mel’s projected 141.8 is right around it.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Nov 1, 8:12 AM ET.

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