Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

The Clemson Tigers (20-8) are on their way to Purcell Pavilion on Saturday where they will try to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-17).

The Clemson Tigers faced Pittsburgh and earned the victory with a final of 69-62 in their last contest. Clemson finished the game with a 47.9% FG percentage (23 of 48) and knocked down 7 out of their 15 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Tigers made 16 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In terms of defense, Clemson let their opponent shoot 32.8% from the floor on 20 of 61 shooting. Pittsburgh recorded 4 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. In addition, Pittsburgh snagged 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 20 attempts. They made 7 of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Tigers ended up with 17 and Pittsburgh totaled 17 fouls.

Joseph Girard is a player who came through in this contest. He left the arena with 15 points on 5 out of 6 shooting. He played for 22 mins played but ended the game without a board. He walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Clemson steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 20-8 on the season. They average 78.4 points per game (66th in college hoops) while shooting 47.1% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 36.3% on 3-pointers (238 of 655) and 78.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Clemson is pulling in 37.4 boards per game and has accounted for 421 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 86th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 9.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 fouls. They surrender 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 144th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.8). The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (685 of 1,669) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per game as a group. They rank 32nd in the country in giving up assists with 302 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took home the win by a final score of 70-65 when they played Wake Forest. When discussing cleaning the glass, Notre Dame allowed Wake Forest to get 36 in total (8 offensive). They went 30.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Fighting Irish allowed Wake Forest to convert 25 of their 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish shot 22 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Notre Dame knocked down 7 out of their 28 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 86.4%. Wake Forest was called for 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Fighting Irish were able to snag 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup.

Markus Burton pitched in for the Fighting Irish in this contest. He tallied 31 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this contest. He converted 9 out of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 3 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 11-17 on the season. The Fighting Irish are committing 14.8 fouls per game and they shoot 73.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.0 times per game (355th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. Notre Dame has accounted for 1,774 pts for the year (63.4 per game) and they snag 36.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Fighting Irish are shooting 40.6% from the field, which has them ranked 339th in the nation.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 29th in the nation in points given up per game with 65.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (73rd in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense gives up 33.5% on 3-point shots (192 of 573) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.2 dimes and 33.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 117th and 131st 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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