Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Houston Cougars

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) are traveling to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Houston Cougars (3-1).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Elon and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-77 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish ended up finishing with 19 and Elon finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 15 shots from 3-point land. Elon finished shooting 76.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 17 shots. On top of that, Elon had 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Elon totaled 19 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Notre Dame allowed their opponent to shoot 57.1% from the floor on 32 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Fighting Irish converted 7 of their 9 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Notre Dame ended the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and made 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Markus Burton is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He notched 25 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Notre Dame heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 4-1 on the campaign. They are turning it over 9.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.2 fouls every game. As a team, Notre Dame is pulling in 38.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 77 dimes on the year, which ranks 256th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are hitting 36.4% on three-point shots (40 of 110) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.2 points per contest (86th in college hoops) while going 51.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Fighting Irish are forcing 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They relinquish 33.1% on shots from downtown and they are 130th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.4). The Fighting Irish are allowing a FG percentage of 38.9% (123 of 316) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 140th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 72 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Houston Cougars got the victory with a final of 80-44 against Hofstra. The Cougars were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game. They turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. Hofstra committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to bury 10 of those for a clip of 62.5%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Houston knocked down 12 out of their 24 attempts (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Cougars shot 29 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 46.8%. The Cougars allowed Hofstra to knock down 16 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.8% in the matchup. They went 32.0% from downtown by shooting 8 of 25 and finished the game at 4 out of 5 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to team rebounding, Houston allowed Hofstra to snag 27 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Joseph Tugler was important for the Cougars in this game. He earned 17 points in his 17 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the contest. He buried 6 out of 6 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 3-1 on the year. As an offensive team, the Cougars are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 80th in D-1. Houston has 337 points on the year (84.3 per contest) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per game (161st in college basketball) and they cough up possession 8.3 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 14.8 fouls per game and they go 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense allows 27.2% on shots from beyond the arc (25 of 92) and their opponents are making 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 9.0 assists and 29.5 rebounds per contest, which is 22nd and 23rd in college hoops. The Cougars are ranked 1st in D-1 in points given up per game with 50.8. They are able to force 17.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.2% from the field (18th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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