Syracuse Orange vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

Purcell Pavilion is the site where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-5) will take on the Syracuse Orange (4-3) on Saturday.

The Syracuse Orange played Tennessee and went home with a loss by a final score of 96-70 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Orange ended up with 17 while Tennessee finished the game with 18 fouls. They buried 10 of 29 attempts from beyond the arc. Tennessee walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 24 attempts. In addition, Tennessee snagged 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tennessee earned 16 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Syracuse allowed the other team to go 53.8% from the floor on 35 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for this contest while creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 23 with 3 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Orange buried 12 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. Syracuse ended the game having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (26 out of 53) and made 6 out of their 19 three-point attempts.

Elijah Moore is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Syracuse will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-3 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 79.4 pts per game (111th in college basketball) while going 45.0% from the field. The Orange are hitting 27.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (39 of 141) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is pulling down 40.6 rebounds per game and has 99 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 292nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 9.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Orange are forcing their opponents into 9.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are 99th in college basketball in giving up assists with 96 conceded this year. The Orange defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.8% (202 of 441) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 31.9% from 3-point land and they rank 340th in college basketball in points per game allowed (80.9).

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a score of 69-48 against Georgia. The Fighting Irish collected 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the game. They coughed it up 10 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. Georgia had 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of three-point shots, Notre Dame converted 4 of their 19 attempts (21.1%). In all, the Fighting Irish finished 19 out of 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5%. The Fighting Irish allowed Georgia to convert 28 of 63 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.4% in the matchup. They finished 23.1% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 26 and finished the contest at 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). With respect to rebounding, Notre Dame permitted Georgia to grab 38 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Braeden Shrewsberry ended up being important for the Fighting Irish for this contest. He had 14 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He made 6 out of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 37.5%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Notre Dame has a mark of 4-5 so far this season. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 15.3 fouls per contest and they hit 75.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per game (229th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. Notre Dame has accounted for 673 points for the season (74.8 per game) and they snag 36.9 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 96th in the nation.

The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 190th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 71.2. They are forcing 9.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (152nd in Division 1). The Notre Dame defense concedes 32.6% from downtown (77 of 236) and opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 15.3 assists and 34.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 321st and 160th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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