Hawaii Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Hawaii Preview

Surprise, surprise - Hawaii is in the Hawaii Bowl! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish head to the islands on Christmas Eve to battle the Warriors at Aloha Stadium in the Hawaii Bowl. The Warriors have played in four of the past six games and opened as small favorites to win it again. Oddsmakers currently have the Fighting Irish listed as 2-point favorites versus the Warriors, while the game's total is sitting at 49. Notre Dame gained just 96 total yards in a 38-3 loss to USC in Week 14, as 32-point underdogs. The 41 points went UNDER the posted total of 50. Brandon Walker booted a 41-yard field goal for the only Irish points, while gaining just 96 total yards in the loss. Greg Alexander had two TD passes in Hawaii's 29-24 loss to Cincinnati in Week 15. The Bearcats weren't able to cover the 7.5-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (48.5). Team records: Notre Dame: 6-6 SU, 6-6 ATS Hawaii: 7-5 SU, 5-5-1 ATS Notre Dame most recently: When playing in December are 1-3 When playing on turf are 7-3 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing outside the conference are 4-6 Hawaii most recently: When playing in December are 6-4 When playing on turf are 5-5 After being outgained are 7-3 When playing outside the conference are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Notre Dame is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Notre Dame is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games Hawaii is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games Hawaii is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Hawaii's last 6 games