TCU vs. Notre Dame Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 5

The TCU Horned Frogs (5-2) host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3) at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, December 5, 2025. The Fighting Irish are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 139.5.

TCU heads into this game on the heels of a 74-63 victory against Wisconsin on Friday. David Punch's team-leading 17 points paced TCU in the win. Notre Dame is coming off of a 76-71 win against Missouri in its last game on Tuesday. In Notre Dame's win, Markus Burton led the team with 18 points (adding five rebounds and 10 assists).

TCU vs. Notre Dame Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
• Spread favorite: TCU -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: TCU -319
• Moneyline underdog: Notre Dame +255
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

How to watch TCU vs. Notre Dame

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: TCU vs. Notre Dame

• TCU and its opponents have combined to exceed Friday's total of 139.5 points four times this season.
• This season, four of Notre Dame's games have ended with a combined score higher than 139.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 155.1 points per game, 15.6 points more than the over/under of 139.5 for this matchup.
• The 133.6 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 5.9 fewer than the 139.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, TCU has seen a 145.6-point over/under in its games this season, 6.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Notre Dame's games have an average over/under of 143.1 points this season, 3.6 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: TCU vs. Notre Dame

• TCU has played seven games, with five wins against the spread.
• The Horned Frogs have been favored by 6.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Notre Dame has five wins against the spread in nine games this year.
• The Fighting Irish have always covered the spread this year when underdogs by 6.5 points or more.
• TCU is 3-2 overall, and 3-2 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 6.5-point favorite or more, TCU has two wins ATS (2-2).

Betting the Moneyline: TCU vs. Notre Dame

• TCU has been the moneyline favorite in four games this season and won three (75%) of those contests.
• The Horned Frogs have a record of 3-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -319 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 76.1% chance of a victory for TCU.
• Notre Dame has been victorious in one of the four contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Fighting Irish have been listed as an underdog of +255 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Notre Dame has a 28.2% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for TCU vs. Notre Dame

• Pick ATS: TCU (- 6.5)
• Pick OU: Over (139.5)
  
• Prediction: TCU 78 - Notre Dame 67