Bellarmine Knights vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ACC Extra

The Bellarmine Knights (1-3) are on their way to Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-1).

The Bellarmine Knights took the court against Wofford and took a loss by a score of 94-86 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Knights ended up with 20 while Wofford totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 16 out of their 28 tries from long range. Wofford went 75.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 29 attempts. Furthermore, Wofford grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wofford earned 25 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Bellarmine allowed their opponent to shoot 54.9% from the field on 28 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Knights converted 21 of 26 tries for a rate of 80.8%. Bellarmine finished the contest having earned a 50.8% FG percentage (30 of 59) and converted 5 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Brian Waddell is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up with 23 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and collected 6 boards. He ended up shooting 69.2% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Bellarmine enters this one with a record of 1-3 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Bellarmine is grabbing 29.8 boards per game and has earned 56 dimes on the season, which is 232nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Knights are shooting 29.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (25 of 85) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.5 pts per contest (221st in the nation) while going 48.7% from the field.

On defense, the Knights are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 fouls. They rank 326th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 75 relinquished this year. The Knights defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 50.6% (119 of 235) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 42.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 345th in college hoops in opponents PPG (87.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a score of 64-63 when they played Ohio State. In regard to rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Ohio State to pull down 24 in all (1 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 30.4% from downtown via 7 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). The Fighting Irish allowed Ohio State to make 19 out of their 50 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 38.0% for this game. Overall, the Fighting Irish went 24 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Notre Dame made 3 out of 10 tries (30.0%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 60.0%. Ohio State committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Fighting Irish snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Markus Burton was important for the Fighting Irish for the game. He buried 3 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 21.4%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 3-1 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are shooting 49.4% from the field, which is 74th in D-1. Notre Dame has scored 332 pts on the year (83.0 per contest) and they pull down 41.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.8 times per game (234th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. The Fighting Irish are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Notre Dame defense surrenders 30.4% on 3-pointers (28 of 92) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.8 assists and 29.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 118th and 25th in college hoops. The Fighting Irish are ranked 58th in D-1 in PPG given up with 64.8. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the floor (99th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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