Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

JMA Wireless Dome is the location where the Syracuse Orange (17-10) will try to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-16) on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stepped onto the hardwood against Louisville and took home the win by a score of 72-50 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Fighting Irish finished with 11 and Louisville had 7 personal fouls. They made 4 of 17 shots from beyond the arc. Louisville walked away from this one shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of their 16 shots. On top of that, Louisville grabbed 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Louisville recorded 10 assists and had 2 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Notre Dame allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the field on 19 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled a total of 40 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 6 of their 8 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Notre Dame ended having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (27 of 65) and knocked down 12 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Braeden Shrewsberry is one player who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game at 61.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played 30 minutes played and grabbed 4 boards. He totaled 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Notre Dame enters this one with a win-loss record of 10-16 on the season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 14.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Notre Dame is collecting 36.7 boards per game and has earned 257 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 353rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Fighting Irish are shooting 30.4% on 3-point shots (192 of 631) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 62.3 pts per contest (357th in the nation) while connecting on 39.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Fighting Irish have forced 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 104th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 314 relinquished for the season. The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (610 of 1,478) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.3% from 3-point land while they are 22nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (64.7).

The last time they took the court, the Syracuse Orange went home victorious with a score of 87-83 when they played North Carolina State. With respect to team rebounding, Syracuse allowed North Carolina State to get 31 overall (13 offensive). They finished 38.9% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 29 at the free throw line (82.8%). The Orange permitted North Carolina State to convert 26 of their 57 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.6% in this game. In all, the Orange shot 30 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. Regarding shooting from distance, Syracuse converted 9 of their 17 tries (52.9%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a rate of 94.7%. North Carolina State committed 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Orange were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 27 for the game.

Chris Bell was important for the Orange for the contest. He buried 8 out of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 26 points in his 40 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Syracuse has a record of 17-10 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Orange are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 159th in the country. Syracuse has scored 2,048 pts for the year (75.9 per game) and they pull in 34.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per contest (145th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. The Orange have committed 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Syracuse defense gives up 33.5% on shots from distance (210 of 626) and their opposition knocks down 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 14.0 dimes and 38.5 rebounds per contest, which is 286th and 333rd in college hoops. The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 264th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 74.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (258th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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