Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACCNX

The Miami Hurricanes (16-5) welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-7) at Watsco Center on Wednesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stepped onto the hardwood against Duke and went home with a loss by a final score of 57-43 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up walking away with 8 and Duke finished the game with 13 fouls. They knocked down 3 out of their 19 tries from downtown. Duke finished the game at 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 2 of 3 tries. On top of that, Duke collected 49 boards (15 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Duke earned 11 assists and had 7 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Notre Dame let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the floor on 26 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Fighting Irish made 6 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Notre Dame wrapped up the contest having earned a 27.9% FG percentage (17 out of 61) and knocked down 3 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Paul Atkinson is someone who played a role in this contest. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and totaled 9 boards. He shot 46.7% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Notre Dame will take the court with a record of 14-7 so far this season. They have an average of 70.2 pts per contest (210th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Fighting Irish are hitting 37.2% on 3-pointers (191 of 514) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Notre Dame is pulling down 33.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 282 dimes this season, which ranks 137th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 13.4 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Fighting Irish have forced 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They give up 33.8% from beyond the arc and they are 97th in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.0). The Fighting Irish are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (524 of 1,198) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 151st in college basketball in giving up assists with 243 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Miami Hurricanes walked away with a victory by a final of 73-62 against Georgia Tech. Regarding rebounding, Miami allowed Georgia Tech to get 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 of 21 and ended up shooting 3 of 10 from the free throw line (30.0%). The Hurricanes permitted Georgia Tech to convert 26 of their 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1% for the contest. When the game finished, the Hurricanes ended up shooting 22 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 41.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami buried 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. Georgia Tech committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They gave up possession 15 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Hurricanes collected 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest.

Jordan Miller ended up having an impact for the Hurricanes for the game. He made 5 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for this contest.

Miami has a record of 16-5 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hurricanes are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 55th in the nation. Miami has scored 1,593 pts this year (75.9 per contest) and they grab 31.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (186th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 9.7 times per game. The Hurricanes commit 15.2 personal fouls per game and they go 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (185 of 513) and their opponents are connecting on 68.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 15.4 dimes and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 337th and 231st in college hoops. The Hurricanes on the defensive end are ranked 249th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 71.4. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (301st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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