Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-4) are traveling to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Marquette Golden Eagles (7-2).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played Western Michigan and took home the win by a score of 86-65 in their last contest. Notre Dame ended the contest with a 59.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 49) and buried 9 of 22 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 19 of their 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 11 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to defending, Notre Dame allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the field on 26 of 63 shooting. Western Michigan doled out 8 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Western Michigan pulled down 21 rebounds (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Western Michigan finished the game shooting 72.7% at the free throw line by burying 8 of 11 attempts. They knocked down 5 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Fighting Irish walked away with 16 and Western Michigan totaled 18 personal fouls.

Tae Davis is someone who was important in this contest. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Notre Dame enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-4 on the year. They have an average of 64.9 points per contest (339th in Division 1) on 41.4% from the field. The Fighting Irish are connecting on 28.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (55 of 196) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling in 36.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 89 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 319th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They rank 91st in college basketball in allowing assists with 92 surrendered for the campaign. The Fighting Irish are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.3% (193 of 467) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 74th in the nation in opponents PPG (66.0).

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles got the win with a final of 86-65 when they played Texas. The Golden Eagles snagged 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Texas committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Marquette knocked down 14 of 30 tries (46.7%). When all was said and done, the Golden Eagles finished 30 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Golden Eagles allowed Texas to knock down 25 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.7% for this contest. They went 25.0% from distance by going 4 of 16 and finished the contest at 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Marquette permitted Texas to get 27 in all (6 offensive).

Tyler Kolek ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles in this contest. He made 11 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and added 8 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 6 dimes for this game.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 7-2 so far this year. The Golden Eagles have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (80th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest. Marquette has scored 720 pts for the season (80.0 per contest) and they grab 33.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks them 44th in the country.

The Marquette defense gives up 32.0% from downtown (62 of 194) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.3 dimes and 36.0 boards every game, ranking them 166th and 226th in those categories. The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 87th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.8. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (124th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marquette

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