Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) will play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-4) at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stepped onto the hardwood against Creighton and took a loss by a score of 80-76 in their last game. Notre Dame finished the contest having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (28 of 65) and knocked down 9 out of their 23 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Fighting Irish made 11 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With regard to defense, Notre Dame allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. Creighton doled out 19 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Creighton pulled down 31 rebounds (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Creighton walked away from this one shooting 86.7% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 15 attempts. They knocked down 11 of their 24 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish walked away with 15 and Creighton finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Braeden Shrewsberry is someone who had an impact for this contest. He shot 38.9% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 38 mins and totaled 4 boards. He scored 17 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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Notre Dame heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 4-4 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a team, Notre Dame is pulling down 38.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 115 assists so far this season, which is 126th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Fighting Irish are shooting 37.4% on shots from downtown (70 of 187) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.1 points per game (145th in D-1) while connecting on 48.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing 9.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 315th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 119 relinquished this year. The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (207 of 498) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 33.8% on 3-pointers while they are 192nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.5).

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 102-56 when they played Jacksonville. The Bulldogs were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. Jacksonville committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Georgia converted 14 of 24 attempts (58.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs shot 36 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 66.7%. The Bulldogs permitted Jacksonville to convert 20 out of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.1% in the game. They wrapped up this game 28.0% from distance by shooting 7 out of 25 and finished the game at 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Georgia allowed Jacksonville to snag 21 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Dakota Leffew pitched in for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He earned 16 points in his 21 mins on the court and had 8 assists in this game. He made 6 out of 8 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 7-1 so far this year. The Bulldogs have committed 16.8 fouls every game and they go 72.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (109th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. Georgia has accounted for 672 pts for the campaign (84.0 per contest) and they grab 41.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 50.7% from the field, which ranks them 18th in college hoops.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 82nd in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 66.5. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (57th in college basketball). The Georgia defense allows 28.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (56 of 199) and their opposition makes 74.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.0 dimes and 27.8 total boards per game, ranking them 75th and 4th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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