Alabama Crimson Tide vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3) will try to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide played Rutgers and took home the win by a score of 95-90 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 29 while Rutgers finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They also buried 2 of their 13 shots from long range. Rutgers finished the contest at 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 30 of their 35 tries. In addition, Rutgers collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Rutgers doled out 8 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 29 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 35 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Crimson Tide converted 25 of their 36 shots for a percentage of 69.4%. Alabama ended the contest having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (30 out of 58) and made 10 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Mark Sears is one guy who played a role in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 36.8% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes. He played for 33 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Alabama will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-1 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Alabama is grabbing 43.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 121 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 54th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson Tide are hitting 32.7% on 3-point shots (66 of 202) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 89.7 points per outing (11th in Division 1) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 23.0 fouls. They are giving up 29.5% on shots from downtown and they are 300th in the nation in points per game allowed (77.3). The Crimson Tide defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.2% (185 of 460) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 68th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 71 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a score of 65-54 when they faced Houston. The Fighting Irish pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 1 steal in this matchup. Houston committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 9 of them for a percentage of 64.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Notre Dame converted 7 of their 21 tries (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fighting Irish went 19 for 49 from the field which had them shooting 38.8%. The Fighting Irish permitted Houston to bury 27 out of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.0% for the contest. They shot 26.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 5 out of 9 at the charity stripe (55.6%). With respect to team rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Houston to collect 26 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Tae Davis pitched in for the Fighting Irish for the game. He totaled 22 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 15 for the contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a record of 4-3 this season. The Fighting Irish have committed 16.0 fouls per game and they connect on 77.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per contest (166th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per game. Notre Dame has accounted for 549 points for the year (78.4 per game) and they grab 38.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which is 52nd in the country.

The Notre Dame defense allows 32.3% on 3-point attempts (60 of 186) and their opponents are knocking down 69.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.3 dimes and 33.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 270th and 132nd in Division 1. The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 168th in the country in points given up per game with 70.3. They are forcing 9.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the floor (91st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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