Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 3/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC

TV: ACCN

The Virginia Tech Hokies (18-13) are welcoming the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-20) at Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Clemson and took a loss by a score of 87-64 in their last contest. Notre Dame walked away from the game having earned a 34.4% FG percentage (21 of 61) and made 10 of their 29 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish converted 12 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Notre Dame allowed 50.8% from the field on 31 of 61 shooting. Clemson earned 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Additionally, Clemson snagged 44 boards (8 offensive, 36 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Clemson ended up going 70.6% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 17 shots. They knocked down 13 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up with 11 while Clemson finished the game with 17 fouls.

Cormac Ryan is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 38.9% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Notre Dame heads into this contest with a record of 11-20 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 69.8 points per outing (226th in D-1) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Fighting Irish are hitting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (274 of 766) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling down 31.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 371 dimes this season, which is 276th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 8.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.1 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Fighting Irish are able to force 8.9 turnovers per game while drawing 14.5 fouls. They are 238th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 423 surrendered so far this year. The Fighting Irish defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (830 of 1,812) and they relinquish 36.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 34.3% on shots from distance while they are 245th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.3).

When they last played, the Virginia Tech Hokies walked away with a victory by a final of 82-60 when they faced Florida State. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Virginia Tech permitted Florida State to get 20 in all (5 offensive). They shot 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 0 of 2 at the free throw line (0.0%). The Hokies allowed Florida State to knock down 26 of 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.1% for this game. Overall, the Hokies ended up shooting 29 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.8%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Virginia Tech made 16 out of their 34 attempts (47.1%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Florida State had 10 personal fouls in this game which got the Hokies to the charity stripe for 9 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Hokies earned 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this game.

Sean Pedulla ended up being a major contributor for the Hokies in this contest. He earned 25 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He buried 8 out of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a record of 18-13 so far this year. As an offense, the Hokies are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is 54th in college hoops. Virginia Tech has accumulated 2,305 points on the campaign (74.4 per contest) and they grab 33.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per contest (28th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per game. The Hokies commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.5% from the charity stripe.

The Hokies are ranked 145th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They are able to force 11.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (206th in college basketball). The Virginia Tech defense allows 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (217 of 648) and opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.4 dimes and 33.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 167th and 154th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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