Marquette Golden Eagles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN2

The Marquette Golden Eagles (7-3) are traveling to Purcell Pavilion on Sunday where they will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2).

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina Central and earned the victory with a final of 90-78 in their last game. Marquette walked away from the contest having earned a 63.2% field goal percentage (36 of 57) and made 9 out of their 23 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 9 of their 16 shots for a rate of 56.3%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 assists for this contest while creating 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defending, Marquette allowed 46.0% from the field on 29 out of 63 shooting. North Carolina Central distributed 20 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. On top of that, North Carolina Central snagged 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. North Carolina Central finished 91.7% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 12 tries. They converted 9 out of their 20 tries from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 12 while North Carolina Central accumulated 19 fouls.

Olivier-Maxence Prosper is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He walked away with 25 points on 11 out of 14 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He went 78.6% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Marquette enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-3 on the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Marquette is pulling in 33.4 boards per contest and has racked up 196 assists for the year, which ranks 3rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 35.0% on 3-point shots (93 of 266) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.5 points per contest (26th in Division 1) while going 49.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 16.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 188th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.9). The Golden Eagles are allowing a FG percentage of 42.3% (250 of 591) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 314th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 140 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got the victory with a final of 81-75 when they played Boston. The Fighting Irish corralled 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 6 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Boston earned 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Notre Dame buried 9 of their 17 tries (52.9%). When the game finished, the Fighting Irish ended up going 26 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. The Fighting Irish allowed Boston to make 26 of 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.1% for this contest. They shot 41.4% from distance by hitting 12 out of 29 and ended up going 11 out of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). When it comes to rebounds, Notre Dame allowed Boston to snag 32 in total (9 offensive).

Cormac Ryan pitched in for the Fighting Irish for the game. He made 6 out of 7 for the contest for a rate of 85.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Notre Dame has a record of 7-2 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which is 68th in the nation. Notre Dame has scored 660 pts this year (73.3 per game) and they pull in 31.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (282nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 8.8 times per contest. The Fighting Irish have committed 11.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The Notre Dame defense allows 35.0% from downtown (63 of 180) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.6 dimes and 31.3 rebounds per game, which is 197th and 52nd in the country. The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 158th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.8. They are able to force 8.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (296th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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