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#4 Notre Dameat#68 North Carolina

Week 5·Active forecast·As of Week 4
Published Forecast2026 · Through Week 4Verified BOA release
Updated Sep 27, 2026, 10:29 PM
#4 Notre Dame
BOA rating 1845.8
BOA Pick
Win probability
84.6%
Projected
35
#68 North Carolina
BOA rating 1494.4
Win probability
15.4%
Projected
14
BOA Pick
Notre Dame
Pick Confidence
84.6%
Very High
Projected Margin
Notre Dame by 20.4
BOA Spread
Notre Dame -20.4
Rating Edge
Notre Dame +351.5

How the matchup tilts

Each edge is calculated from the exact team-rating board attached to this published forecast. BOA does not substitute live or staged values here.

Overall power
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
1845.8
North Carolina
1494.4
Notre Dame holds a 351.5-point rating edge.
Notre Dame offense
Notre Dame
Notre Dame offense
94.5
North Carolina defense
73.5
Notre Dame holds a 21.0-point rating edge.
North Carolina offense
Notre Dame
Notre Dame defense
97.7
North Carolina offense
36.4
Notre Dame holds a 61.4-point rating edge.
Schedule strength
North Carolina
Notre Dame
54.0
North Carolina
80.3
North Carolina holds a 26.3-point rating edge.

Matchup pressure points

The three verified areas with the most influence on BOA’s view of the game.

1
Overall power
Notre Dame holds a 351.5-point rating edge.
2
North Carolina offense
Notre Dame holds a 61.4-point rating edge.
3
Schedule strength
North Carolina holds a 26.3-point rating edge.

Game context

KickoffOct 3, 2026, 4:00 PM
SiteNorth Carolina home game
Week5
Forecast throughWeek 4
Projection stateActive and published

Recent form

The last three completed games available in the current BOA season database. These are context, not a replacement for the model.

Notre Dame
Last 3 completed
3–0
WWeek 4 · Purdue
49–10
WWeek 3 · Michigan State
27–10
WWeek 2 · Rice
52–0
North Carolina
Last 2 completed
1–1
LWeek 3 · Clemson
20–28
WWeek 0 · TCU
15–10

Matchup Comparison

Current BOA team-rating context alongside the published pregame forecast.

MetricNotre DameNorth Carolina
National Rank#4#68
BOA Rating1845.81494.4
Offensive Rating94.536.4
Defensive Rating97.773.5
Schedule Strength54.080.3
Win Probability84.6%15.4%
Projected Points3514

Forecast Snapshot

Projected Total49.0
Rating EdgeNotre Dame +351.5
As-of Week4
Forecast StatusCurrent
Information Statein_season_next_game

Model Lineage

Forecast Versionboa_2026_national_week5_postw04_e14671fa1b1d_v1
Model Versionboa_2026_week5_r22_absolute_power_postw04_v4
Component Modelboa_r22_absolute_power_plus_boa_team_components_weekly_v1_asof_w04_v4
Score/Spread Modelboa_score_spread_v2_market_total_margin_realism_v7
Score Displayfootball_score_realism_v2 · unchanged
Generated9/27/2026, 9:54:55 PM
Published9/27/2026, 9:54:55 PM
Understanding confidence

BOA Pick Confidence is the model-estimated win probability of the selected winner. It is a probabilistic estimate, not a guarantee. Current rating and schedule-strength values provide matchup context. BOA preserves the published raw forecast; its football-score realism layer only converts integer display scores when needed while leaving win probability, modeled margin, and spread unchanged.

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