Picks and Predictions: Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish

November 1, 2022 by Staff

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Location: Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, IN
TV: NBC
Odds/Point Spread: Fighting Irish (+4)
Total/Over-Under: 49

Who will win the Tigers/Fighting Irish college football game?
Take the Tigers -4

Notre Dame Stadium is the location where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-3) will take on the Clemson Tigers (8-0) on Saturday. Clemson opens this matchup as 4-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 49.

The Clemson Tigers step onto the field holding a record of 8-0 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Tigers took on the Syracuse Orange and earned the victory with a final of 27-21. D.J. Uiagalelei finished 13/21 with 138 yards through the air. He had a QB rate of 98.1 and finished the contest with 2 picks. Will Shipley was the rushing leader for the Tigers with 27 attempts for 172 yards (6.4 yards per attempt). For the game, they tallied 85 plays which gave them 450 yds. The Clemson Tigers rushed the ball a total of 60 different times and amassed 293 yds, which came out to an average of 4.9 yds per attempt. In the running game, the Tigers gave up 124 yds on 28 tries, which averages out to 4.4 yds per run allowed. Clemson surrendered 18 completions on 26 tries for 167 yds, and a completion percentage of 69.2%.

The Tigers have earned 3,372 total yards this year. In terms of distribution of touchdowns, Clemson has compiled 18 passing touchdowns and 18 touchdowns via the ground. They have surrendered the football 9 times. Clemson has earned 179 first downs as an offense, and they have been called for 50 infractions for 462 yds. As a team they are averaging 185.4 yards on the ground which ranks them 41st in the nation. Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Clemson Tigers are sitting at 37.1 PPG.

Concerning passing yardage, the Tigers are conceding 1,957 yards which ranks them 79th in D-1. They have yielded 244.6 yards per outing via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 61.1%. During the season, they have yielded 332.5 yards per outing which has them sitting 27th in D-1. They have yielded 13 touchdowns by air as well as 5 touchdowns via the ground game. They are allowing 3.0 yards per rush on the ground and 87.9 rushing yards per game for the campaign. Overall, they have given up 703 yards on the ground through 8 contests. The Tigers rank 21st in college football when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 19.9 points per game.

The Fighting Irish come into this matchup with a record of 5-3 for this season. When they last played, the Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 41-24 when they played the Syracuse Orange. AudricEstime ran the football 20 times for 123 yds, ending the game with 6.2 yds per attempt for Notre Dame. Drew Pyne (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 116 yds on 9/19 through the air while his QB rating was 105.5. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.1. Notre Dame allowed 25 rush attempts for 61 yards (2.4 yds per rush). The Fighting Irish passing defense allowed a completion rate of 44.4%, relinquishing 225 yds on 16 out of 36 through the air. The Fighting Irish finished the game with 362 yards while running 75 plays (4.8 yards per play). Notre Dame ran the football for 4.4 yards per carry, finishing the game with 246 yds on 56 carries.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish average 383.0 yards/game, which is good for 77th in the nation. The Notre Dame offense has 327 yards of penalties on 37 violations, which ranks 117th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. During the season to this point, the Fighting Irish have compiled 1,571 passing yards as well as an average of 196.4 passing yards per contest, which ranks 106th in the country. Regarding putting points on the board, the Fighting Irish rank 71st in Division 1 by tallying 28.4 points per outing.

The Fighting Irish are conceding 22.1 points per game, which has them ranked 41st in D-1. Notre Dame has allowed a total of 1,037 rushing yards (129.6 yards per game) and 9 touchdowns via the rush for the season. Over the course of the season, they have conceded 177 points. They have conceded 13 touchdowns through the air in addition to 204.9 yards per outing, ranking them 36th in Division 1. The Fighting Irish defense has participated in 517 plays, which ranks 31st in the country.

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