Marist Red Foxes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marist Red Foxes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

The Marist Red Foxes (7-2) are hitting the road to Purcell Pavilion on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-7).

The Marist Red Foxes faced off with Maryland Eastern Shore and took home the win by a score of 76-52 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Red Foxes ended up with 15 and Maryland Eastern Shore totaled 17 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the game at 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 18 attempts. In addition, Maryland Eastern Shore had 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Maryland Eastern Shore earned 9 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In terms of the defense, Marist allowed their opponent to shoot 30.2% from the floor on 16 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 35 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Red Foxes converted 8 of 13 tries for a rate of 61.5%. Marist wrapped up the game with a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and converted 12 out of their 30 3-point shots.

Jackson Price is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He went 70.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He played 25 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Marist will enter this contest with a record of 7-2 so far this season. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Marist is collecting 34.3 rebounds per game and has 122 assists on the season, which is 319th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Foxes are connecting on 34.9% on three-point shots (66 of 189) and 64.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.4 points per contest (302nd in Division 1) while connecting on 47.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Red Foxes are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 27.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 10th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (60.4). The Red Foxes defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.0% (186 of 477) and they surrender 32.9 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 3rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 79 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a defeat with a final score of 65-45 when they played The Citadel. In the matter of attacking the glass, Notre Dame allowed The Citadel to collect 38 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 out of 21 and ended up going 10 of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Fighting Irish allowed The Citadel to make 24 out of their 54 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.4% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Fighting Irish walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 26.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Notre Dame buried 3 out of 24 attempts (12.5%). They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 53.3%. The Citadel had 15 fouls for this game which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Fighting Irish recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game.

J.R. Konieczny ended up being a factor for the Fighting Irish in the matchup. He earned 18 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and had 10 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 4-7 for the year. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 39.3% from the field, which is 349th in college hoops. Notre Dame has scored 691 pts on the campaign (62.8 per game) and they grab 36.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.3 times per game (345th in the country) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 15.4 fouls per game while shooting 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Notre Dame defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from distance (78 of 231) and opponents are converting on 75.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.4 assists and 35.2 total boards per game, which ranks 161st and 196th in college hoops. The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 103rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.5. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (179th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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