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

Game: Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ACC Extra

The Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-1) are traveling to Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday where they will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0).

The Eastern Illinois Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Nicholls State and notched a win by a score of 65-57 in their last game. Eastern Illinois wrapped up the game with a 36.5% field goal percentage (19 of 52) and made 5 out of their 18 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 22 of 29 attempts for a rate of 75.9%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Eastern Illinois allowed the other team to go 29.5% from the floor on 18 of 61 shooting. Nicholls State earned 7 assists and had 8 steals for the game. On top of that, Nicholls State had 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Nicholls State walked away from this one shooting 63.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 27 tries. They also converted 4 of their 26 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Panthers left the arena with 19 while Nicholls State racked up 24 fouls.

Zion Fruster is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He went 50.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He played 36 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Eastern Illinois will play this game with a record of 1-1 on the year. They are turning it over 18.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 24.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Eastern Illinois is grabbing 42.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 20 assists for the year, which has them ranked 330th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Panthers are shooting 25.9% on shots from downtown (7 of 27) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They average 64.0 points per contest (332nd in Division 1) while hitting 37.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 19.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 71st in D-1 in opponents points per game (61.5). The Panthers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 31.9% (37 of 116) and they concede 39.0 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 36th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 15 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got the victory with a final of 102-70 when they faced Detroit. The Fighting Irish corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Detroit was called for 21 fouls for this game which got the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Notre Dame made 14 of their 32 tries (43.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Irish went 36 for 69 from the field which had them sitting at 52.2%. The Fighting Irish allowed Detroit to knock down 28 out of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.8% in the matchup. They went 30.0% from downtown via 9 of 30 and ended up going 5 of 10 from the free throw line (50.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, Notre Dame allowed Detroit to get 31 in total (7 offensive).

Braeden Shrewsberry ended up having an impact for the Fighting Irish in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists for the game. He converted 5 of 8 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a mark of 2-0 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 50.8% from the field, which ranks them 67th in the nation. Notre Dame has tallied 191 pts for the year (95.5 per contest) and they average 44.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 17.0 times per contest (120th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Fighting Irish are committing 19.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish are ranked 148th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.5. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (153rd in the nation). The Notre Dame defense surrenders 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (15 of 48) and opponents are making 58.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.5 dimes and 32.0 boards per game, ranking them 228th and 121st in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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