Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (13-8) will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-14) at Petersen Events Center on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Virginia and took a loss by a final of 65-53 in their last game. Notre Dame finished the game with a 46.5% FG percentage (20 out of 43) and converted 9 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Fighting Irish made 4 of 6 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning defending, Notre Dame allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 24 of 53 shooting. Virginia earned 21 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Virginia collected 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Virginia went 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 4 of 6 tries. They also converted 13 of 25 attempts from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish finished with 6 and Virginia had 9 personal fouls.

Markus Burton is one player who was important in this game. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes. He played 33 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Notre Dame comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 7-14 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a group they commit 14.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Notre Dame is snagging 36.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 205 dimes so far this season, which is 351st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Irish are connecting on 30.5% on 3-pointers (156 of 512) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 62.0 pts per game (356th in college basketball) while connecting on 40.1% from the field.

On defense, the Fighting Irish are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game while drawing 14.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 125th in college basketball in giving up assists with 252 relinquished on the year. The Fighting Irish defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.1% (496 of 1,208) and they surrender 34.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 37th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (65.3).

The last time they took the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 77-72 when they faced Wake Forest. The Panthers earned 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 11 steals for the contest. Wake Forest had 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a rate of 81.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Pittsburgh made 8 out of their 19 tries (42.1%). When the game finished, the Panthers shot 26 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Panthers allowed Wake Forest to knock down 28 of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% in the matchup. They went 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). Concerning rebounding, Pittsburgh allowed Wake Forest to collect 32 overall (9 offensive).

Ishmael Leggett ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 13-8 on the campaign. The Panthers commit 15.2 fouls per contest while shooting 68.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per contest (139th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 9.8 times per contest. Pittsburgh has accounted for 1,594 pts for the campaign (75.9 per contest) and they average 38.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Panthers are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks 268th in college hoops.

The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 73rd in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 67.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (81st in the nation). The Pittsburgh defense surrenders 30.2% from downtown (148 of 490) and their opponents are knocking down 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.3 assists and 34.1 total rebounds per game, which is 139th and 137th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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