Dartmouth Big Green vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Dartmouth Big Green (4-4) are traveling to Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday where they will meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-5).

The Dartmouth Big Green played UIC and went home with a loss by a final score of 69-68 in their last game. Dartmouth walked away from the contest having earned a 35.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 79) and buried 8 of their 30 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Big Green converted 4 of 10 tries for a percentage of 40.0%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Concerning defense, Dartmouth allowed their opponent to shoot 33.8% from the field on 24 of 71 shooting. UIC doled out 12 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. In addition, UIC grabbed 51 rebounds (11 offensive, 40 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UIC finished shooting 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 17 tries. They knocked down 10 out of their 27 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Big Green ended up with 17 while UIC totaled 11 personal fouls.

Ryan Cornish is someone who came through for the game. He ended up shooting 31.6% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He played for 34 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He racked up 15 points on 6 out of 19 shooting.

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Dartmouth heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 4-4 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dartmouth is grabbing 37.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 128 dimes for the season, which is 213th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Big Green are shooting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (83 of 242) and 66.0% from the free throw line. They average 77.5 pts per contest (149th in college hoops) while hitting 42.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Big Green have forced 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 71st in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 102 conceded this year. The Big Green defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (213 of 489) and they concede 39.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 220th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.5).

When they last played, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took home the win by a final score of 69-64 when they played Syracuse. Concerning rebounds, Notre Dame allowed Syracuse to snag 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They went 0.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 0 of 9 and finished the game at 16 of 24 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Fighting Irish allowed Syracuse to convert 24 of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Fighting Irish finished shooting 22 for 49 from the floor which had them at 44.9%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Notre Dame made 8 out of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.0%. Syracuse earned 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for 27 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Fighting Irish earned 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game.

Braeden Shrewsberry ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Irish in the matchup. He earned 25 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He converted 8 of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a mark of 5-5 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Fighting Irish are shooting 46.9% from the field, which ranks 103rd in the country. Notre Dame has earned 742 points on the campaign (74.2 per game) and they pull down 36.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 12.7 times per game (261st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish are ranked 165th in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.5. They are able to force 9.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (157th in college basketball). The Notre Dame defense surrenders 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (77 of 245) and opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 15.1 assists and 33.9 boards per contest, which is 312th and 154th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dartmouth

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