Duke Blue Devils vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/31/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

Purcell Pavilion is the site where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-6) will try to defeat the Duke Blue Devils (16-3) on Monday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced off with Clemson and walked away with a win by a score of 71-69 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Blue Devils ended up walking away with 10 while Clemson totaled 13 fouls. They also made 11 of their 26 tries from three-point range. Clemson finished the game at 0.0% when shooting free throws by making 0 of their 1 tries. Additionally, Clemson totaled 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Clemson totaled 19 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Duke allowed 40.8% from the field on 29 out of 71 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Blue Devils converted 11 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. Duke ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (25 out of 52) and knocked down 10 of their 20 3-point shots.

Mark Williams is one guy who came through for this game. He finished with 10 points on 3 of 3 shooting. He played 32 mins and collected 10 boards. He went 100.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Duke heads into this matchup with a record of 16-3 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 82.0 points per game (10th in D-1) while going 49.1% from the field. The Blue Devils are hitting 37.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (159 of 425) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Duke is collecting 38.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 342 assists so far this year, which ranks 16th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 13.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Blue Devils are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They give up 29.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 94th in the country in opponents PPG (65.8). The Blue Devils defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.4% (493 of 1,220) and they concede 35.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are 215th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 247 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish went home victorious with a score of 73-65 when they faced North Carolina State. The Fighting Irish were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. North Carolina State earned 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Notre Dame converted 11 out of 28 attempts (39.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Fighting Irish ended up going 22 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.6%. The Fighting Irish permitted North Carolina State to bury 26 out of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.6% for this contest. They went 31.6% from distance by going 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 7 of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). In regard to team rebounding, Notre Dame allowed North Carolina State to snag 36 overall (9 offensive).

Nate Laszewski was important for the Fighting Irish in this game. He tallied 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He buried 6 out of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a mark of 13-6 on the campaign. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 110th in D-1. Notre Dame has scored 1,362 points for the campaign (71.7 per contest) and they grab 33.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (158th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest. The Fighting Irish commit 14.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 117th in the country in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (242nd in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense concedes 35.2% on 3-point shots (134 of 381) and their opposition knocks down 67.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.6 dimes and 32.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 103rd and 80th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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