Pittsburgh Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 3/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-19) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Panthers (21-8) at Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Syracuse and earned the victory with a final of 99-82 in their last game. Pittsburgh ended the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 68) and buried 16 of their 41 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 19 of 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 33 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 27 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Pittsburgh allowed 50.0% from the field on 28 out of 56 shooting. Syracuse earned 13 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. On top of that, Syracuse grabbed 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Syracuse finished the game at 70.8% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 24 tries. They made 9 of their 16 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 17 while Syracuse racked up 16 personal fouls.

Blake Hinson is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He totaled 22 points on 6 of 20 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 30.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Pittsburgh comes into this game with a record of 21-8 this season. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Pittsburgh is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 424 dimes on the year, which is 101st in college basketball in terms of passing. The Panthers are hitting 35.9% on three-point shots (274 of 763) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.8 points per contest (86th in college hoops) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They rank 147th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 365 surrendered this year. The Panthers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.5% (707 of 1,704) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 132nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (68.4).

The last time they took the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a defeat with a final score of 66-58 against Wake Forest. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Notre Dame allowed Wake Forest to pull down 35 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 12 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). The Fighting Irish allowed Wake Forest to knock down 21 out of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.6% in the game. Overall, the Fighting Irish shot 21 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Notre Dame buried 5 of 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.6%. Wake Forest was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Fighting Irish were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Ven-Allen Lubin pitched in for the Fighting Irish for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 69.2%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Notre Dame has a mark of 10-19 for the year. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which ranks 191st in the country. Notre Dame has accounted for 2,011 pts on the season (69.3 per game) and they grab 31.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.9 times per contest (286th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 8.8 times per game. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 13.9 fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Notre Dame defense allows 33.8% on three-point shots (204 of 603) and their opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.8 dimes and 35.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 261st and 278th in those categories on the defensive end. The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 222nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.4. They are forcing 9.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (304th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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