Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ACCNX

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-5) will take on the Clemson Tigers (10-5) at Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Clemson Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina State and went home with a win by a final score of 70-65 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 17 while North Carolina State finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 28 shots from three-point range. North Carolina State finished the contest at 78.3% at the free throw line by making 18 of their 23 attempts. In addition, North Carolina State collected 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. North Carolina State distributed 8 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Clemson allowed the other team to go 31.7% from the field on 19 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 11 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. Clemson ended the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 57) and buried 3 of their 10 three-point attempts.

Al-Amir Dawes is one guy who played a role in this game. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He finished with 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Clemson will play this contest with a record of 10-5 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a group they commit 15.9 fouls every game. As a team, Clemson is collecting 35.8 boards per contest and has racked up 218 assists so far this year, which is 95th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 40.9% on three-point attempts (126 of 308) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.2 points per outing (139th in the nation) while hitting 47.4% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 111th in the country in opponents PPG (65.9). The Tigers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.0% (338 of 845) and they surrender 31.5 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 115th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 162 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 72-68 against Georgia Tech. Concerning how they rebounded, Notre Dame permitted Georgia Tech to get 37 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They went 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 27 and finished the game at 10 of 12 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Fighting Irish allowed Georgia Tech to make 26 out of 67 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.8% for the game. Overall, the Fighting Irish ended up going 31 out of 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.0%. In relation to three-point shots, Notre Dame buried 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to knock down 3 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Georgia Tech was called for 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 6 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 11 steals in this contest. The Fighting Irish were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Paul Atkinson was important for the Fighting Irish for this contest. He tallied 16 points in his 36 mins on the court and totaled 3 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 9-5 this year. The Fighting Irish have committed 14.3 fouls per contest and they go 76.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per contest (146th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per contest. Notre Dame has accounted for 991 points so far this year (70.8 per game) and they grab 33.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 164th in college hoops.

The Notre Dame defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point attempts (95 of 266) and opponents are knocking down 65.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.7 assists and 32.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 120th and 103rd in the nation. The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 121st in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.1. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (250th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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