Lipscomb Bisons vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0) will go up against the Lipscomb Bisons (2-1) at Purcell Pavilion on Friday.

The Lipscomb Bisons stepped onto the hardwood against Belmont and earned the victory with a final of 77-75 in their last contest. Lipscomb ended the contest with a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 58) and knocked down 4 of 14 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bisons converted 11 of their 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of defending, Lipscomb allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the field on 29 out of 62 shooting. Belmont earned 12 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Belmont snagged 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Belmont finished the contest at 63.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 19 shots. They also converted 5 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. Concerning personal fouls, the Bisons left the arena with 19 and Belmont finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Trae Benham is one guy who came through for the game. He totaled 21 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played for 34 mins played and also pulled down 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Lipscomb will play this game with a mark of 2-1 so far this year. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Lipscomb is snagging 40.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 46 dimes this season, which ranks 101st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bisons are shooting 37.9% from downtown (25 of 66) and 65.6% from the free throw line. They average 87.0 points per outing (45th in college hoops) while connecting on 52.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bisons have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They concede 33.3% on shots from distance and they are 247th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.3). The Bisons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.4% (79 of 182) and they surrender 31.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 162nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 32 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 88-81 when they played Youngstown State. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Notre Dame allowed Youngstown State to get 20 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 8 out of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Fighting Irish allowed Youngstown State to bury 33 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.8% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Fighting Irish shot 33 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 60.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Notre Dame converted 8 of their 15 tries (53.3%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a rate of 93.3%. Youngstown State earned 17 fouls in the game which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for 15 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Fighting Irish earned 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this contest.

Dane Goodwin pitched in for the Fighting Irish for the matchup. He scored 20 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for this contest. He made 9 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a mark of 2-0 on the year. The Fighting Irish commit 13.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 87.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.0 times per game (313th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. Notre Dame has totaled 167 pts for the year (83.5 per contest) and they collect 32.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 56.3% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in college basketball.

The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 321st in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 78.5. They are able to force 7.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.5% from the floor (330th in college hoops). The Notre Dame defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point attempts (15 of 42) and opponents are converting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.0 dimes and 26.5 rebounds per game, ranking them 234th and 11th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Notre Dame and under the total points

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