Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson Tigers (21-9) will compete against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-19) on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Pittsburgh and walked away with a win by a score of 88-81 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up with 25 and Pittsburgh had 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Pittsburgh ended up shooting 55.6% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of 36 attempts. Furthermore, Pittsburgh grabbed 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh distributed 8 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Notre Dame allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the floor on 27 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 26 of 31 tries for a rate of 83.9%. Notre Dame finished the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (26 of 53) and converted 10 of their 27 3-point attempts.

Marcus Hammond is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up going 72.7% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He played 34 mins and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Notre Dame enters this game with a mark of 11-19 so far this year. They are turning it over 8.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 14.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling down 31.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 358 assists for the year, which is 277th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are shooting 35.8% on shots from downtown (264 of 737) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.0 points per game (224th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Fighting Irish are able to force 9.0 turnovers every game while drawing 14.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 239th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 408 conceded for the year. The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (799 of 1,751) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 33.8% from beyond the arc and they are 236th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.8).

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-57 when they faced Virginia. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Clemson allowed Virginia to snag 34 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 out of 19 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Tigers allowed Virginia to make 22 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7% for the game. Overall, the Tigers ended up shooting 23 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Clemson made 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to make 4 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. Virginia committed 10 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 5 shots. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Tigers were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

PJ Hall pitched in for the Tigers in this contest. He accumulated 19 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 9 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 9 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 21-9 for the campaign. The Tigers are committing 17.7 fouls per game and they hit 79.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (94th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game. Clemson has totaled 2,253 pts for the season (75.1 per contest) and they collect 34.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 46th in college basketball.

The Clemson defense allows 33.3% on 3-pointers (235 of 705) and their opposition knocks down 73.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.4 assists and 33.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 88th and 115th in those categories. The Tigers are ranked 127th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.2. They are able to force 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (36th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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