Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-15) are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the Duke Blue Devils (16-5).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the court against Pittsburgh and took a loss by a score of 70-60 in their last contest. Notre Dame finished the game having earned a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 of 51) and knocked down 5 out of their 19 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Fighting Irish made 15 of their 17 tries for a rate of 88.2%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 7 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Notre Dame let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the field on 22 out of 49 shooting. Pittsburgh dished out 12 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. Moreover, Pittsburgh pulled down 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Pittsburgh went 72.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 22 tries. They also converted 10 of their 25 tries from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Fighting Irish left the arena with 16 and Pittsburgh accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Markus Burton is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He racked up 17 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played for 26 mins and snagged 4 boards. He shot 46.2% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Notre Dame steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 7-15 on the year. They average 61.9 points per outing (356th in the nation) while shooting 40.1% from the field. The Fighting Irish are shooting 30.3% on three-point shots (161 of 531) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Notre Dame is grabbing 36.5 boards per game and has 212 assists for the year, which is 356th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 14.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Fighting Irish are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.6 fouls. They are surrendering 34.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 38th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.5). The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.2% (518 of 1,257) and they concede 33.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 105th in D-1 in giving up assists with 264 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils took a loss by a score of 93-84 when they played North Carolina. In reference to team rebounding, Duke allowed North Carolina to pull down 34 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from downtown by going 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 18 of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Blue Devils permitted North Carolina to knock down 33 of their 66 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the contest. When the game finished, the Blue Devils went 35 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.7%. When it comes to three-point shots, Duke knocked down 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. North Carolina had 12 personal fouls for this game which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Blue Devils were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.

Jared McCain ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He converted 9 of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 11 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 16-5 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Devils are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which is 25th in the nation. Duke has 1,704 pts for the year (81.1 per contest) and they collect 35.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (53rd in the country) and they are turning it over 9.5 times per contest. The Blue Devils commit 16.0 fouls every game and they go 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Duke defense gives up 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (151 of 445) and their opposition makes 70.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.0 dimes and 31.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 192nd and 34th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blue Devils are ranked 96th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 68.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (192nd in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Duke and under the total points

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