What a weekend of college football we have ahead of us in Week 4.
With no shortage of big time matchups, ESPN Analytics has revealed its score for Saturday night’s Ohio State-Notre Dame game and it could be a close one.
Per Bill Connelly, the Buckeyes are expected to edge the Fighting Irish by just one point, 28-27, in what would be one of the major highlights of the young college football season.
Connelly’s predictions are made using his SP+ formula, which is “a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency.”
😍🏈 WEEK 4 SP+ PICKS 🥳🎺
Ohio St 28, ND 27!
Clemson 29, FSU 26
Ducks 46, Buffs 17*
Utah 29, UCLA 26
Bama 32, Ole Miss 25
Ore St 29, Wazzu 24
Penn St 26, Iowa 14Holy smokes, this week is LOADED.
* CU *did* underachieve projections last wk…https://t.co/fjsWyQPXfP pic.twitter.com/RW9x4P76ah
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) September 17, 2023
The network’s football Power Index gives OSU a 66% chance to spoil Marcus Freeman’s 4-0 record in going into the Irish’s fifth game and the Bucks are considered three-point favorites.
Fans reacted to the score prediction on Twitter.
“Week 4 of College Football is truly going to be a movie,” a user said.
Week 4 of College Football is truly going to be a movie https://t.co/vtcmWnqug4
— N 🌧 🦇 (@NGLP124) September 17, 2023
“NO I DON’T LIKE THIS AT ALL,” another replied.
NO I DON’T LIKE THIS AT ALL https://t.co/C2BwubcNZL
— Corey Lanini (@LaniniCorey) September 17, 2023
“spreadsheets ain’t played nobody bill.”
spreadsheets ain’t played nobody bill
— liv, 1989 (taylor’s version) fan (@oliviainmke) September 17, 2023
How do you see this one playing out in South Bend?