Miami Hurricanes carry an unbeaten record into Notre Dame Stadium, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish have one loss on the season.
Miami sits at 8-0 on a W8 streak. Notre Dame is 7-1 on a W1 streak.
Game details
| When | Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET |
| Where | Notre Dame Stadium |
| TV | NBC |
| Line | Notre Dame Fighting Irish -7 | O/U 54.5 (market view) |
| Miami Hurricanes record | 8-0 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish record | 7-1 |
The matchup
Miami has not lost a game yet this season. The Hurricanes beat North Carolina Tar Heels 38-35 on the road, then put up 52-23 at home against Pittsburgh Panthers, 43-35 at home over Florida State Seminoles, 41-13 on the road against Clemson Tigers, and 52-3 at home over Central Michigan Chippewas. That stretch has them outscoring opponents 381-142 on the season.
Notre Dame's only blemish came against BYU Cougars, a 24-28 road loss in Week 7. Since then the Irish have won their last game, 35-13 on the road over Navy Midshipmen. Earlier in the season they ran up 58-7 at home against Stanford Cardinal, 37-26 on the road over North Carolina Tar Heels, and 49-10 on the road against Purdue Boilermakers. Notre Dame has outscored opponents 323-107 this season.
Key matchups
No individual starters or key players were listed for either side, but the scoring numbers tell their own story. Miami's offense has been lighting up scoreboards all year, averaging big point totals across its five most recent games, while Notre Dame's defense has allowed just 107 points across eight games, including a shutout-adjacent 58-7 blowout win and a 35-13 result last time out.
The question is whether Notre Dame's defense, which has limited most opponents outside of the BYU loss, can slow down a Miami offense that has hung at least 38 points in every game shown here. If Miami's attack keeps pace with its recent scoring clip, this could turn into a shootout rather than a defensive struggle.
The pick
The market has Notre Dame as the favorite by 7.0 points with a total of 54.5, and the market score points to a 31-24 Notre Dame edge. Notre Dame's home scoring differential and its win over Navy last time out line up with that number, but Miami's unbeaten record and its 381 points scored make it the team most likely to keep this one close into the fourth quarter.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Miami Hurricanes | Wk9 W 38-35 vs North Carolina Tar Heels, Wk8 W 52-23 vs Pittsburgh Panthers, Wk7 W 43-35 vs Florida State Seminoles |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Wk9 W 35-13 vs Navy Midshipmen, Wk7 L 24-28 vs BYU Cougars, Wk6 W 58-7 vs Stanford Cardinal |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.