Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Duke Blue Devils (17-7) will try to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-15) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Virginia Tech and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-87 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 19 while Virginia Tech totaled 13 personal fouls. They buried 9 of 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. Virginia Tech walked away from this one shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 25 attempts. Moreover, Virginia Tech pulled down 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Virginia Tech recorded 19 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Notre Dame let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the floor on 32 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With respect to rebounding, they earned 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Fighting Irish converted 6 of 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Notre Dame wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (34 out of 62) and converted 13 out of their 30 3-point shots.

Nate Laszewski is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He accounted for 33 points on 12 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and grabbed 8 boards. He finished 70.6% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Notre Dame will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-15 on the campaign. They turn it over 8.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 13.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling down 30.8 boards per game and has accumulated 308 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 277th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Irish are hitting 36.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (229 of 620) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.0 points per game (188th in Division 1) while hitting 45.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing 9.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 252nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 349 relinquished so far this season. The Fighting Irish defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (684 of 1,452) and they concede 34.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 269th in the country in PPG allowed (72.7).

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils took a defeat with a final score of 69-62 when they faced Virginia. The Blue Devils were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. Virginia had 16 fouls for the contest which took the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Duke made 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Devils went 22 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 44.9%. The Blue Devils allowed Virginia to make 28 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.9% for the game. They shot 28.6% from downtown by going 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 22 from the free throw line (40.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Duke allowed Virginia to grab 21 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

Jeremy Roach was important for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He made 7 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound. He earned 16 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 17-7 for the season. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per game and they shoot 76.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per contest (94th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. Duke has accumulated 1,729 pts this season (72.0 per game) and they snag 39.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Devils are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 227th in college basketball.

The Duke defense gives up 29.8% on shots from 3-point land (145 of 486) and their opponents are converting on 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.7 dimes and 30.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 102nd and 17th in the country. The Blue Devils on the defensive side of the court are 36th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 63.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (56th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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