Notre Dame vs Navy Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 31, 2026)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo

Notre Dame6-1 · 4-3 ATSNo. 4 AP
FINAL35 – 13
Navy Midshipmen logo

Navy2-5 · 2-5 ATS

College Football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET · Gillette Stadium

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 T
Notre Dame 7 7 14 7 35
Navy 3 10 0 0 13

How the bets settled

MoneylineNotre Dame wonClosed at -8000
SpreadNavy coveredNavy +30.5, by 8.5
TotalUnder 54.548 scored, 6.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Notre Dame beat Navy 35-13, with the game swinging after halftime. Navy stayed within 14-13 at the break, but Notre Dame won the third quarter 14-0 and added a fourth-quarter touchdown to pull away.

CJ Carr threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, Nolan James Jr. ran for 107 and two scores, and Jerome Bettis Jr. caught six passes for 78 yards and a score. Jackson Gutierrez led Navy with 28 carries for 110 yards and a touchdown, while Giuseppe Sessi made eight tackles. Notre Dame’s 426 total yards to Navy’s 245, and 222 passing yards to Navy’s 33, explained the separation. Navy ran for 212 yards but needed 48 attempts and averaged 4.4 per carry, while Notre Dame averaged 7.0 and had a 25-15 edge in first downs.

For bettors, Navy with 30.5 covered by 8.5, and the 54.5 total went under by 6.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

NavyNotre Dame
The score margin against the closing spread (Navy +30.5). Blue: Navy covering. Orange: Notre Dame covering.
+0Largest ND cover
0%ND covering
+36.5Largest NAVY cover
100%NAVY covering

Win probability

NavyNotre Dame
Blue: Navy favored. Orange: Notre Dame favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Notre Dame

  • Passing YardsCJ Carr19/29, 210 YDS, 2 TD
  • Rushing YardsNolan James Jr.9 CAR, 107 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving YardsJerome Bettis Jr.6 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
  • TacklesLuke Talich10

Navy

  • Passing YardsJackson Gutierrez4/7, 25 YDS
  • Rushing YardsJackson Gutierrez28 CAR, 110 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving YardsLuke Hutchison1 REC, 17 YDS
  • TacklesGiuseppe Sessi8

Team stats

Notre DameNavy
426Total yards245
222Passing yards33
204Rushing yards212
25First downs15
3-8Third downs4-12
0Turnovers0
2-25Penalties8-86
27:20Possession32:40

Box score

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
CJ Carr 19/29 210 7.2 2 0 73.8
Noah Grubbs 1/1 12 12.0 0 0 —
Total 20/30 222 7.4 2 0 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Nolan James Jr. 9 107 11.9 2 52
Jonaz Walton 12 51 4.3 1 12
Aneyas Williams 2 29 14.5 0 28
Kedren Young 3 13 4.3 0 5
CJ Carr 2 4 2.0 0 4
Javian Osborne 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 29 204 7.0 3 52

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Jerome Bettis Jr. 6 78 13.0 1 31
Jordan Faison 4 46 11.5 0 24
Jaden Greathouse 3 26 8.7 0 13
Micah Gilbert 2 21 10.5 1 11
Jack Larsen 1 21 21.0 0 21
Jonaz Walton 1 14 14.0 0 14
Ian Premer 1 8 8.0 0 8
Matt Jeffery 1 5 5.0 0 5
Ty Washington 1 3 3.0 0 3
Total 20 222 11.1 2 31

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Luke Talich 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
Jaiden Ausberry 8 6 0 0 0 0 0
Drayk Bowen 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
Adon Shuler 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
Boubacar Traore 6 3 0 0 1 0 0
Jaylen Sneed 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jayden Sanders 5 1 0 0 1 0 0
Armel Mukam 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney Dunham 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
Ethan Long 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Young 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Madden Faraimo 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Christian Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keon Keeley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tionne Gray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Elijah Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dallas Golden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sean Sevillano Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joey O’Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 70 32 0 1 2 0 0

Navy Midshipmen

Passing

Player C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT QBR
Jackson Gutierrez 4/7 25 3.6 0 0 81.5
Braxton Woodson 1/2 8 4.0 0 0 —
Total 5/9 33 3.7 0 0 —

Rushing

Player CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Jackson Gutierrez 28 110 3.9 1 14
Michael Barrow 11 65 5.9 0 16
Vic Listorti 4 23 5.8 0 8
Jadyn Jones 4 16 4.0 0 7
Team 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Total 48 212 4.4 1 16

Receiving

Player REC YDS AVG TD LONG
Luke Hutchison 1 17 17.0 0 17
Jackson Gutierrez 1 8 8.0 0 8
Michael Barrow 2 5 2.5 0 4
Vic Listorti 1 3 3.0 0 3
Total 5 33 6.6 0 17

Defense

Player TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD QB HUR TD
Giuseppe Sessi 8 4 0 0 0 1 0
MarcAnthony Parker 8 3 0 1 1 0 0
Aaron Rose 7 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nolan McCamy 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aiden Lyczek 6 4 0 0 0 0 0
Cam Robinson 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
Coleman Cauley 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Will Miller 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Irabonoise Oniha 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Phillip Hamilton 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Xavyer Arrington 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kush’i Abraham 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Griffen Willis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Trent Gillis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Job Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Connor Young 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 63 33 0 1 2 1 0

Attendance 61,293

Recap: Carr passes for 2 TDs, James adds pair of rushing scores in No. 5 Notre Dame’s 35-13 win over Navy (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Notre Dame vs Navy pre-game preview

Notre Dame is a -6500 moneyline favorite, with Navy listed at +30.5 and a total of 56.5 after the opening line of Navy +28.5 and 53.5. The last meeting went to Notre Dame 49-10 at home on Nov. 8, 2025; the Irish are 3-0 in the last three head-to-head meetings, 1-0 ATS, with the O/U at 0-1. Notre Dame is 6-1 and 4-3 ATS this season, 9-1 and 4-4 ATS over its last 10, most recently a 24-28 loss at BYU on Oct. 17. Navy is 2-5 and 2-5 ATS this season, 5-5 and 3-6 ATS over its last 10, after a 39-49 loss to North Texas on Oct. 24. The defensive ranks are the clearest angle: Notre Dame allows 13.4 points (rank 3/136), 234.9 total yards (rank 1/136), 167.6 passing yards (rank 13/136) and 67.3 rushing yards (rank 2/136), while Navy allows 29.1 points (rank 106/136) and 256.3 passing yards (rank 123/136). On the prop side, Jackson Gutierrez over 72.5 passing yards has cleared in 6 of his last 8, and Aneyas Williams over 0.5 anytime touchdown has cleared in 7 of his last 10.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 5 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

CJ Carr QB221.6 pass yds · 2.2 TD per game
Date Opp CMP/ATT YDS TD INT RUSH
10/17 @ BYU 27/49 261 0 0 13
10/10 vs STAN 14/20 181 3 0 41
10/3 @ UNC 21/29 234 4 0 15
9/26 @ PUR 14/22 237 3 1 10
9/19 vs MSU 18/24 234 0 0 9
Splits Season Road 2025 vs NAVY
Pass yds 234.1 (7) 244.0 (3) 228.4 (12) 218.0 (1)
218
Pass TD 2.3 (7) 2.3 (3) 2.0 (12) 3.0 (1)
3
Jeremiyah Love RB114.3 rush yds · 3.0 rec per game
Splits Season Road 2025 vs NAVY
Rush yds – – 114.3 (12) 94.0 (1)
94
Rec – – 3.0 (9) 1.0 (1)
1

Jordan Faison WR4.2 rec · 56.6 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/17 @ BYU – 6 64 0
10/10 vs STAN – 3 16 0
10/3 @ UNC – 8 132 2
9/26 @ PUR – 4 66 0
9/19 vs MSU – 5 38 0
Splits Season Road 2025 vs NAVY
Rec 4.9 (7) 6.0 (3) 4.1 (12) 4.0 (1)
4
Rec yds 64.4 (7) 87.3 (3) 53.3 (12) 27.0 (1)
27
Eli Raridon TE3.6 rec · 53.6 yds per game
Splits Season Road 2025 vs NAVY
Rec – – 3.6 (9) –
Rec yds – – 53.6 (9) –

Navy Midshipmen

Blake Horvath QB131.7 pass yds · 1.0 TD per game
Splits Season Home 2025 vs ND
Pass yds – – 131.7 (12) –
Pass TD – – 1.0 (12) –
Alex Tecza RB67.7 rush yds · 1.3 rec per game
Splits Season Home 2025 vs ND
Rush yds – – 69.4 (13) 20.0 (1)
20
Rec – – 1.3 (10) 1.0 (1)
1

Merrick Barlow TE3.0 rec · 64.0 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/24 vs UNT – 3 64 0
Splits Season Home 2025 vs ND
Rec 3.0 (1) 3.0 (1) – –
Rec yds 64.0 (1) 64.0 (1) – –

Jordan Collins TE1.4 rec · 45.6 yds per game
Date Opp TGT REC YDS TD
10/24 vs UNT – 1 23 0
10/18 @ UTSA – 2 117 2
10/10 vs TLSA – 1 4 0
9/12 @ FAU – 2 68 1
Splits Season Home 2025 vs ND
Rec 1.5 (4) 1.0 (2) 1.0 (1) –
Rec yds 53.0 (4) 13.5 (2) 3.0 (1) –

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Notre Dame 6-1 4-3 5-2 4-0 2-1
Navy 2-5 2-5 5-2 2-1 0-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Notre Dame vs Navy head-to-head

Notre Dame are 3-0, 1-0 ATS, O/U 0-1 in the last 3 meetings. Last time: Notre Dame won 49-10 on November 8, 2025.

Date Venue Notre Dame result ATS O/U
Nov 8, 25 Notre Dame home W 49-10 – –
Oct 26, 24 Navy home W 51-14 – –
Aug 26, 23 Notre Dame home W 42-3 W -20 U 50.5

Recent form

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: last 10 (9-1, 4-4 ATS, O/U 6-2)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 17, 26 @ BYU L 24-28 L -10.5 O 47.5
Oct 10, 26 vs STAN W 58-7 W -40.5 O 55.5
Oct 3, 26 @ UNC W 37-26 L -21 O 46.5
Sep 26, 26 @ PUR W 49-10 W -27.5 O 57.5
Sep 19, 26 vs MSU W 27-10 L -28.5 U 51.5
Sep 12, 26 vs RICE W 52-0 W -44.5 U 54.5
Sep 6, 26 vs WIS W 41-13 W -21 O 45.5
Nov 29, 25 @ STAN W 49-20 L -32.5 O 51.5
Nov 22, 25 vs SYR W 70-7 – –
Nov 15, 25 @ PITT W 37-15 – –

Navy Midshipmen: last 10 (5-5, 3-6 ATS, O/U 5-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 vs UNT L 39-49 L +3 O 60.5
Oct 17, 26 @ UTSA L 34-38 W +5.5 O 52.5
Oct 10, 26 vs TLSA W 34-26 W -3 O 47.5
Oct 3, 26 @ AFA L 9-14 L +2.5 U 45.5
Sep 25, 26 @ UAB L 20-24 L -6.5 U 50.5
Sep 12, 26 @ FAU L 30-38 L -4.5 O 59.5
Sep 5, 26 vs TOW W 42-15 L -31.5 O 50.5
Dec 13, 25 vs ARMY W 17-16 L -6 U 37.5
Nov 27, 25 @ MEM W 28-17 W +4 U 57.5
Nov 15, 25 vs USF W 41-38 – –

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 12:20 PM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Notre Dame defense Navy defense
Points allowed per game 13.4 (4th of 136) 29.9 (111th of 136)
Passing yards allowed per game 150.8 (5th of 136) 252 (120th of 136)
Rushing yards allowed per game 85.4 (8th of 136) 121.1 (35th of 136)
Total yards allowed per game 236.1 (1st of 136) 373.1 (82nd of 136)

Venue and weather

Gillette Stadium · Foxborough, MAOutdoor
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Notre Dame vs Navy odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Navy spread +28.5 +30.5 +2
Total 53.5 54.5 +1
Notre Dame moneyline -8000 -8000 –
Navy moneyline +2200 +2200 –

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Navy spread +30.5 → +30.5
Total 56.5 → 54.5
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