Miami Hurricanes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ESPN

Purcell Pavilion is the location where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-11) will compete against the Miami Hurricanes (12-6) on Wednesday.

The Miami Hurricanes faced off with Syracuse and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-69 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 12 and Syracuse racked up 9 personal fouls. They made 12 of 32 tries from distance. Syracuse finished the game shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 10 of 15 attempts. Moreover, Syracuse totaled 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Syracuse recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the field on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 33 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Hurricanes buried 3 of their 5 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Miami finished the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (29 out of 59) and converted 8 of their 23 shots from distance.

Nijel Pack is a guy who was a factor in the game. He went 42.1% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 39 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He was able to score 19 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Miami heads into this game with a record of 12-6 for the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 37.1 boards per game and has 277 dimes for the year, which is 99th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are hitting 39.3% on shots from distance (168 of 427) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 82.4 pts per game (26th in D-1) while going 49.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hurricanes are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are 308th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 273 conceded for the season. The Hurricanes are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.5% (494 of 1,161) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 29.3% from beyond the arc while they are 221st in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.9).

For their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a final score of 63-59 against Boston College. The Fighting Irish snagged 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 1 steal for this contest. Boston College had 16 fouls in this contest which took the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, Notre Dame knocked down 8 out of their 20 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Fighting Irish finished 21 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Fighting Irish allowed Boston College to make 21 of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.5% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 38.9% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Notre Dame allowed Boston College to collect 25 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Markus Burton pitched in for the Fighting Irish for this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists in the matchup.

Notre Dame has a mark of 7-11 this year. As an offensive unit, the Fighting Irish are shooting 40.2% from the field, which ranks 340th in the nation. Notre Dame has tallied 1,130 pts so far this year (62.8 per game) and they pull in 37.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 9.7 times per contest (355th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 15.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Fighting Irish defensively are ranked 40th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 65.1. They are able to force 10.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (48th in college hoops). The Notre Dame defense surrenders 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (118 of 367) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.4 assists and 34.5 total boards per game, which is ranked 74th and 161st in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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