Citadel Bulldogs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Citadel Bulldogs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-6) will play the Citadel Bulldogs (6-5) at Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday.

The Citadel Bulldogs faced Charleston and took a loss by a score of 86-71 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 14 and Charleston finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They buried 13 out of their 31 shots from downtown. Charleston ended up going 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 11 attempts. On top of that, Charleston totaled 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Charleston doled out 18 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, Citadel allowed the other team to go 46.4% from the field on 32 of 69 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 12 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Citadel wrapped up the contest with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and buried 5 of their 12 shots from 3-point land.

Madison Durr is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes.

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Citadel comes into this one with a record of 6-5 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Citadel is collecting 37.6 boards per game and has accumulated 120 dimes so far this year, which is 294th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are hitting 33.5% on shots from distance (73 of 218) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.2 points per outing (266th in the nation) while going 44.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 10.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 74th in the country in opponents points per game (66.4). The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (275 of 644) and they surrender 31.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 214th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 140 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a final score of 72-68 when they played Georgetown. Regarding rebounds, Notre Dame permitted Georgetown to get 35 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 45.5% from downtown by going 10 of 22 and finished the game at 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). The Fighting Irish permitted Georgetown to knock down 22 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5% in this game. Overall, the Fighting Irish finished 26 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.4%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Notre Dame buried 8 out of their 32 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Georgetown committed 15 fouls for the game which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Fighting Irish were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this game.

Markus Burton ended up being a factor for the Fighting Irish for the matchup. He earned 17 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in this game. He made 6 out of 20 for the contest for a field goal rate of 30.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a record of 4-6 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Fighting Irish are shooting 40.7% from the floor, which is ranked 324th in Division 1. Notre Dame has scored 646 points so far this year (64.6 per game) and they average 35.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 10.7 times per game (335th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. The Fighting Irish have committed 15.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 105th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.8. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (173rd in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense gives up 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (71 of 210) and opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.5 assists and 34.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 164th and 173rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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