Elon Phoenix vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Elon Phoenix vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

Purcell Pavilion is where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0) will go up against the Elon Phoenix (2-2) on Friday.

The Elon Phoenix faced Northern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 75-48 in their last game. Elon finished the game with a 46.9% FG percentage (23 of 49) and buried 7 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Phoenix made 22 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 51 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to defending, Elon allowed the other team to go 30.5% from the field on 18 of 59 shooting. Northern Illinois earned 13 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Northern Illinois grabbed 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Northern Illinois finished the game shooting 30.0% from the charity stripe by making 3 of their 10 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 27 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Phoenix finished with 14 while Northern Illinois accumulated 20 personal fouls.

TK Simpkins is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played 28 minutes and also snagged 10 boards. He recorded 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Elon will play this contest with a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 13.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Elon is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 52 assists for the season, which is 289th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Phoenix are shooting 37.0% on three-point attempts (40 of 108) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.3 points per contest (98th in the nation) on 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Phoenix are forcing 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They rank 219th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 63 surrendered so far this year. The Phoenix defense is giving up a FG percentage of 37.6% (100 of 266) and they surrender 33.8 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 35.8% on three-point shots while they are 202nd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (71.0).

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 75-58 against North Dakota. The Fighting Irish earned 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the matchup. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. North Dakota was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for 10 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to shots from downtown, Notre Dame converted 3 of their 17 tries (17.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fighting Irish ended up going 32 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. The Fighting Irish allowed North Dakota to make 22 of 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.4% for this game. They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Notre Dame permitted North Dakota to pull down 35 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Markus Burton ended up having an impact for the Fighting Irish for the game. He earned 29 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 13 of 20 in this game for a rate of 65.0%, and added 9 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss record of 4-0 for the year. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 53.0% from the field, which is ranked 13th in college basketball. Notre Dame has tallied 334 pts for the season (83.5 per game) and they pull down 42.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.5 times per contest (134th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per contest. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 14.3 fouls per game and they shoot 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Notre Dame defense concedes 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (39 of 124) and opponents are making 69.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.3 assists and 33.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 216th and 116th in college basketball. The Fighting Irish are ranked 73rd in the nation in points given up per game with 64.5. They are able to force 10.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.0% from the field (21st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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