Western Michigan Broncos vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (2-5) are on their way to Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-4).

The Western Michigan Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against St. Thomas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-51 in their last contest. Western Michigan wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (18 out of 46) and buried 2 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Broncos made 13 of 21 shots for a rate of 61.9%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 5 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Western Michigan allowed the other team to go 36.8% from the floor on 21 of 57 shooting. St. Thomas doled out 13 assists and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, St. Thomas snagged 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. St. Thomas shot 70.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 17 tries. They also knocked down 11 of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Broncos ended up walking away with 20 while St. Thomas finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Anthony Crump is one player who was a factor in the game. He went 71.4% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 17 minutes and collected 5 boards. He scored 12 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Western Michigan will enter this contest with a mark of 2-5 so far this year. They average 64.6 points per game (336th in the nation) while connecting on 43.3% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (56 of 153) and 58.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Western Michigan is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 82 assists this year, which has them ranked 310th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Broncos are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They surrender 33.2% from 3-point land and they rank 166th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.1). The Broncos defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (174 of 410) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 145th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 92 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish went home defeated by a final of 62-49 against Miami. Concerning rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Miami to get 33 in total (3 offensive). They finished 38.9% from beyond the arc via 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 5 of 8 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Fighting Irish permitted Miami to convert 25 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 63 from the field which had them at 28.6%. In regard to three-point shots, Notre Dame made 6 of 32 attempts (18.8%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Miami was called for 9 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Fighting Irish earned 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup.

J.R. Konieczny was important for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He totaled 14 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 4 out of 9 for this game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 3-4 for the campaign. The Fighting Irish are committing 15.0 personal fouls per game and they go 72.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.1 times per game (299th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. Notre Dame has 433 points so far this year (61.9 per contest) and they collect 36.6 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 39.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 341st in college basketball.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 82nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 66.1. They have forced 10.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (126th in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense concedes 33.8% on 3-point attempts (48 of 142) and their opposition makes 74.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.0 dimes and 35.3 total boards per game, which is 156th and 187th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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