Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TNT

MGM Grand Garden Arena is where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) will attempt to beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) on Tuesday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Kennesaw State and took a loss by a score of 79-77 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights ended up finishing with 19 and Kennesaw State totaled 21 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 27 attempts from distance. Kennesaw State ended up going 62.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Kennesaw State pulled down 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kennesaw State doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, Rutgers allowed 46.7% from the floor on 28 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and getting 14 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights converted 17 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. Rutgers ended with a 39.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 66) and converted 8 of 25 3-point attempts.

Dylan Harper is one player who came through for this game. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor and dished out 9 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Rutgers heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 4-1 this year. They cough up possession 9.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rutgers is snagging 37.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 82 dimes on the season, which ranks 185th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Scarlet Knights are hitting 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (36 of 101) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They average 79.8 points per contest (136th in D-1) while shooting 47.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Scarlet Knights are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 personal fouls. They rank 109th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 63 surrendered so far this year. The Scarlet Knights defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.6% (129 of 318) and they surrender 36.2 boards per game as a group. They concede 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 125th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.0).

For their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-77 when they faced Elon. In relation to rebounding, Notre Dame permitted Elon to grab 30 in total (7 offensive). They finished 46.7% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 15 and ended up shooting 13 out of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Fighting Irish permitted Elon to convert 32 out of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1% for the contest. In all, the Fighting Irish shot 29 out of 61 from the field which had them at 47.5%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Notre Dame knocked down 12 of 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to knock down 7 of those for a clip of 77.8%. Elon earned 11 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They coughed it up 6 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Fighting Irish were able to pull down 15 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 22 in the matchup.

Markus Burton ended up having an impact for the Fighting Irish for the game. He recorded 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 dimes in the game. He buried 10 out of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and added 3 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a record of 4-1 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish commit 15.2 fouls per contest and they go 78.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per game (120th in the country) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. Notre Dame has totaled 411 pts for the season (82.2 per game) and they pull down 38.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 51.9% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in college basketball.

The Fighting Irish on defense are ranked 128th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.4. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.9% from the floor (64th in Division 1). The Notre Dame defense gives up 33.1% on shots from distance (46 of 139) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.4 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which is 272nd and 125th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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