Le Moyne Dolphins vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Le Moyne Dolphins vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

Purcell Pavilion is where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-5) will attempt to beat the Le Moyne Dolphins (5-8) on Sunday.

The Le Moyne Dolphins faced off with Dartmouth and took home the win by a score of 80-76 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Dolphins ended up walking away with 20 while Dartmouth totaled 19 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of 25 shots from distance. Dartmouth finished the contest at 68.4% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 19 attempts. Furthermore, Dartmouth totaled 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Dartmouth recorded 14 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, Le Moyne allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the field on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Dolphins converted 13 of 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. Le Moyne finished the contest with a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 57) and knocked down 9 of 22 3-point attempts.

AJ Dancler is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played 32 mins played and also totaled 3 boards. He was able to score 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Le Moyne heads into this contest with a record of 5-8 on the year. They average 76.7 points per outing (169th in college) while going 45.5% from the field. The Dolphins are hitting 32.5% on three-point attempts (104 of 320) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Le Moyne is pulling down 35.4 boards per game and has 207 assists on the campaign, which is 23rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.4 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Dolphins are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They rank 349th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 197 relinquished on the year. The Dolphins defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (356 of 822) and they relinquish 39.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 31.5% on shots from downtown while they are 337th in college in points per game allowed (79.1).

When they last played, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got the victory with a final of 77-65 against Dartmouth. The Fighting Irish collected 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. Dartmouth committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to make 9 of them for a clip of 64.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Notre Dame converted 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fighting Irish shot 31 out of 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.5%. The Fighting Irish allowed Dartmouth to make 22 out of their 55 tries from the floor which had them at 40.0% in the game. They shot 18.2% from beyond the arc via 6 of 33 and finished the game at 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). In relation to rebounds, Notre Dame allowed Dartmouth to get 28 overall (6 offensive).

Braeden Shrewsberry ended up being a factor for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He scored 22 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 8 of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 6-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 80th in college. Notre Dame has tallied 819 points this season (74.5 per contest) and they average 36.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per contest (280th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest. The Fighting Irish are committing 15.6 fouls per game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 149th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.0. They are able to force 9.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (133rd in D-1). The Notre Dame defense gives up 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (83 of 278) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.9 assists and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 304th and 140th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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