Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 3/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Notre Dame (+2)

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22-10) are hitting the road to UD Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-13). Rutgers opens as 2-point favorites. The over/under is 131.5.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Virginia Tech and took a loss by a final of 87-80 in their last contest. Notre Dame ended the contest having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (27 of 51) and converted 7 of their 19 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 19 of 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 26 with 4 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding defending, Notre Dame allowed the other team to go 57.4% from the field on 31 of 54 shooting. Virginia Tech recorded 11 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Virginia Tech totaled 20 rebounds (2 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Virginia Tech finished the contest at 75.0% at the free throw line by making 18 of 24 tries. They also made 7 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Fighting Irish finished with 17 and Virginia Tech totaled 18 fouls.

Cormac Ryan is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He shot 55.6% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played for 35 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Notre Dame enters this matchup with a mark of 22-10 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 12.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and has earned 453 dimes so far this season, which ranks 81st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Irish are shooting 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (293 of 771) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.5 pts per contest (142nd in D-1) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 9.9 turnovers per game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 107th in the country in PPG from their opponents (66.8). The Fighting Irish defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.1% (815 of 1,889) and they concede 33.3 boards per game as a unit. They rank 99th in college hoops in giving up assists with 359 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights took a loss by a score of 84-74 when they played Iowa. The Scarlet Knights were able to pull down 14 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 24 in this game. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Iowa was called for 14 fouls for this contest which took the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to make 10 of those for a clip of 71.4%. Concerning shots from downtown, Rutgers converted 6 out of their 21 attempts (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Scarlet Knights shot 29 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 44.6%. The Scarlet Knights permitted Iowa to bury 26 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% for the game. They finished shooting 31.8% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 22 and finished the game at 25 of 27 at the free throw line (92.6%). When talking about rebounds, Rutgers allowed Iowa to pull down 32 overall (7 offensive).

Geo Baker ended up being a factor for the Scarlet Knights for this game. He made 9 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 39 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes for this contest.

Rutgers has a mark of 18-13 for the season. The Scarlet Knights are committing 15.8 fouls every game and they connect on 70.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per contest (53rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. Rutgers has accounted for 2,105 pts so far this year (67.9 per contest) and they snag 35.4 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Scarlet Knights are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which is ranked 161st in the nation.

The Rutgers defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (237 of 698) and opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 33.8 boards per game, which is ranked 153rd and 135th in college hoops. The Scarlet Knights are ranked 77th in college basketball in points given up per game with 65.8. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (79th in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Rutgers (-2) and under 131.5 points

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