Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN

John Paul Jones Arena is the site where the Virginia Cavaliers (15-5) will attempt to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-13) on Wednesday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish stepped onto the hardwood against Boston College and went home with a loss by a final score of 61-58 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Fighting Irish left the arena with 15 while Boston College finished the game with 14 fouls. They also converted 8 of 20 attempts from long range. Boston College shot 64.3% from the free throw line by converting 9 of 14 attempts. Furthermore, Boston College totaled 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Boston College recorded 12 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Notre Dame allowed the other team to go 44.0% from the field on 22 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Fighting Irish converted 12 of their 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Notre Dame ended the contest having earned a 36.5% FG percentage (19 out of 52) and knocked down 8 of 26 shots from 3-point land.

J.R. Konieczny is one player who was a contributor in the game. He recorded 15 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and snagged 8 boards. He finished the game at 31.3% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Notre Dame will take the court with a mark of 7-13 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling in 37.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 195 dimes this year, which has them ranked 355th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Fighting Irish are connecting on 29.8% on shots from downtown (147 of 494) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 62.5 pts per game (356th in D-1) while hitting 39.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-pointers while they are 36th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (65.3). The Fighting Irish defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.9% (472 of 1,155) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 70th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 231 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers got the win with a final of 69-52 against Louisville. In the matter of how they rebounded, Virginia allowed Louisville to snag 31 in all (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 out of 11 and ended up shooting 19 out of 24 from the charity stripe (79.2%). The Cavaliers allowed Louisville to make 15 of their 42 tries from the field which had them shooting 35.7% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers shot 27 out of 54 from the field which had them at 50.0%. When discussing three-point attempts, Virginia buried 8 out of 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to knock down 7 of them for a rate of 70.0%. Louisville earned 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 14 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 in the game.

Ryan Dunn was important for the Cavaliers for the game. He accumulated 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He converted 8 out of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 80.0%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Virginia has a record of 15-5 on the campaign. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 13.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 65.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per game (54th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.7 times per game. Virginia has totaled 1,307 pts for the year (65.4 per game) and they pull in 33.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 204th in Division 1.

The Virginia defense surrenders 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (132 of 421) and their opposition knocks down 72.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.8 assists and 34.2 total boards per game, which is 38th and 142nd in college hoops. The Cavaliers are ranked 3rd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 57.7. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the floor (14th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Virginia

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