Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-15) are traveling to Littlejohn Coliseum on Wednesday where they will play the Clemson Tigers (22-5).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced Pittsburgh and notched a win by a score of 76-72 in their last game. Notre Dame finished having earned a 56.3% FG percentage (27 out of 48) and made 6 of 17 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish buried 16 of 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Notre Dame allowed 50.9% from the field on 27 of 53 shooting. Pittsburgh earned 9 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Pittsburgh pulled down 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh finished the game at 61.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 18 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 20 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish left the arena with 18 and Pittsburgh had 16 personal fouls.

Tae Davis is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 72.7% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Notre Dame steps onto the court with a record of 12-15 on the campaign. They are averaging 73.3 points per game (209th in Division 1) while going 45.7% from the floor. The Fighting Irish are shooting 36.2% on shots from downtown (214 of 591) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Notre Dame is grabbing 34.7 boards per game and has tallied 322 assists for the season, which is 326th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a group they commit 15.7 fouls per game.

On defense, the Fighting Irish are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are 242nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 385 surrendered this year. The Fighting Irish defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (695 of 1,531) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They relinquish 32.2% from beyond the arc while they are 187th in the country in PPG allowed (71.9).

The last time they took the court, the Clemson Tigers went home victorious with a score of 79-69 when they faced SMU. Concerning rebounding, Clemson allowed SMU to grab 35 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 32.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Tigers allowed SMU to make 25 out of their 57 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9% in the game. Overall, the Tigers went 28 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Clemson knocked down 14 of their 29 attempts (48.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. SMU had 12 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Tigers earned 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 23 for this contest.

Jaeden Zackery ended up having an impact for the Tigers for this contest. He tallied 19 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 7 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 6 rebounds.

Clemson has a record of 22-5 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Tigers are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which is 71st in the nation. Clemson has 2,092 pts for the year (77.5 per contest) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.9 times per game (100th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game. The Tigers have committed 15.3 fouls per game and they shoot 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 43rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (130th in the nation). The Clemson defense concedes 32.6% on shots from distance (194 of 595) and their opponents are converting on 68.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.4 dimes and 32.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 20th and 73rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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