Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SEC Network

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-2) are traveling to Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-0).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played Maryland Eastern Shore and walked away with a win by a score of 75-55 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Fighting Irish finished with 10 and Maryland Eastern Shore finished the game with 12 fouls. They converted 6 of 16 shots from long range. Maryland Eastern Shore finished shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by burying 7 of their 9 shots. On top of that, Maryland Eastern Shore snagged 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Maryland Eastern Shore doled out 8 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Notre Dame let their opponent shoot 34.4% from the field on 21 out of 61 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected a total of 34 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish knocked down 6 of their 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Notre Dame finished with a 50.9% FG percentage (28 of 55) and buried 13 of their 27 three-point attempts.

Braeden Shrewsberry is a guy who was important for this contest. He finished 57.1% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 15 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He recorded 13 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Notre Dame enters this game with a mark of 3-2 this year. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Notre Dame is snagging 36.2 boards per game and has accounted for 59 assists so far this year, which ranks 332nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are hitting 28.1% on shots from distance (34 of 121) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 66.2 points per contest (320th in Division 1) while shooting 42.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are 76th in college basketball in allowing assists with 61 relinquished for the year. The Fighting Irish defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (123 of 300) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 34.3% on shots from distance and they rank 118th in the nation in points per game allowed (67.2).

The last time they took the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks got the win with a final of 75-68 when they played Grand Canyon. When discussing rebounding, South Carolina allowed Grand Canyon to snag 27 in total (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from three-point range by connecting on 5 of 16 and ended up shooting 23 of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). The Gamecocks permitted Grand Canyon to bury 20 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Gamecocks shot 27 for 50 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.0%. In regard to three-point shots, South Carolina converted 7 out of 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Grand Canyon committed 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for 16 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. The Gamecocks corralled 17 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 20 in the matchup.

B.J. Mack ended up having an impact for the Gamecocks for this game. He converted 7 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He tallied 27 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup.

South Carolina has a record of 5-0 for the campaign. The Gamecocks are committing 19.0 fouls every game while shooting 68.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per game (88th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. South Carolina has tallied 383 pts so far this year (76.6 per contest) and they grab 36.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Gamecocks are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 59th in the nation.

The Gamecocks defensively are ranked 92nd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 66.0. They have forced 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (151st in Division 1). The South Carolina defense gives up 28.9% from downtown (24 of 83) and their opposition makes 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 29.8 boards per contest, which is 100th and 17th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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