North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2-1) are traveling to Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday where they will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0).

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks faced off with Utah Valley and earned the victory with a final of 77-71 in their last game. North Dakota finished the game having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (26 of 60) and made 5 out of their 18 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Fighting Hawks buried 20 of 28 tries for a rate of 71.4%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 13 dimes in this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, North Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. Utah Valley doled out 12 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. On top of that, Utah Valley had 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Utah Valley finished the game shooting 73.9% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 23 tries. They made 4 of their 18 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Fighting Hawks walked away with 19 and Utah Valley accumulated 22 fouls.

Amar Kuljuhovic is a player who was a major factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 85.7% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played 28 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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North Dakota comes into this game with a mark of 2-1 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.3 fouls every game. As a unit, North Dakota is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 30 dimes this season, which is 329th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Hawks are hitting 29.8% from downtown (17 of 57) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.7 points per game (272nd in the country) while connecting on 42.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Fighting Hawks are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 277th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 47 relinquished this year. The Fighting Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (84 of 182) and they concede 35.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 19.0% on 3-pointers and they are 165th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (69.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 86-77 when they played Buffalo. The Fighting Irish were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. Buffalo was called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Notre Dame converted 5 out of their 20 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Fighting Irish shot 30 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 50.8%. The Fighting Irish allowed Buffalo to convert 30 of their 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 32.4% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). When talking about rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Buffalo to get 33 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Tae Davis ended up having an impact for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He scored 27 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the game. He made 7 of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a record of 2-0 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which ranks 52nd in D-1. Notre Dame has scored 175 pts on the year (87.5 per game) and they grab 45.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.0 times per contest (179th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Fighting Irish are committing 14.5 fouls every game and they connect on 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Notre Dame defense allows 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (22 of 65) and their opposition makes 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.0 assists and 30.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 252nd and 55th in college hoops. The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 154th in the nation in points given up per game with 68.5. They are forcing 10.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the field (74th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Dakota

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