Pittsburgh Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 3/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Pittsburgh Panthers (16-14) are en route to Spectrum Center on Tuesday where they will meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-17).

The Pittsburgh Panthers took the court against North Carolina State and ended up losing by a score of 71-63 in their last contest. Pittsburgh finished the contest having earned a 41.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 51) and converted 6 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Panthers converted 15 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Pittsburgh allowed 40.7% from the floor on 22 out of 54 shooting. North Carolina State totaled 16 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, North Carolina State collected 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina State finished the game at 81.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 21 shots. They made 10 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up walking away with 18 while North Carolina State totaled 19 personal fouls.

Jaland Lowe is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He accumulated 20 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and also collected 7 rebounds. He finished 37.5% from the floor and also dished out 7 dimes.

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Pittsburgh will play this contest with a mark of 16-14 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Pittsburgh is collecting 33.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 398 assists for the campaign, which ranks 232nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are hitting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (249 of 714) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.0 pts per contest (119th in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 169th in college in points per game allowed (71.5). The Panthers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (746 of 1,694) and they concede 34.1 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 155th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 393 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish went home victorious with a score of 56-54 when they faced Stanford. The Fighting Irish were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. Stanford was called for 18 fouls for the game which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Notre Dame buried 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish finished shooting 17 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.4%. The Fighting Irish permitted Stanford to convert 19 out of 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 24.0% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 25 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). When talking about attacking the glass, Notre Dame permitted Stanford to pull down 35 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Markus Burton was important for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He totaled 24 points in his 38 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He made 8 out of 20 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a win-loss record of 13-17 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 140th in the country. Notre Dame has scored 2,174 points on the season (72.5 per contest) and they collect 34.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.6 times per game (318th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they go 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Notre Dame defense concedes 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (222 of 695) and their opponents are converting on 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.2 dimes and 31.9 boards every game, which ranks 270th and 46th in the country. The Fighting Irish on the defensive end are ranked 177th in college in PPG given up with 71.7. They are able to force 10.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (252nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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