Evansville Purple Aces vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ACC Network

Purcell Pavilion is where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) will play the Evansville Purple Aces (4-6) on Saturday.

The Evansville Purple Aces faced off with Western Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 80-79 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Purple Aces ended up with 19 while Western Kentucky finished the game with 24 fouls. They buried 9 out of their 20 attempts from downtown. Western Kentucky finished the contest at 73.9% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 23 shots. Additionally, Western Kentucky totaled 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Western Kentucky distributed 16 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Evansville let their opponent shoot 43.5% from the field on 27 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for the contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Purple Aces buried 13 of 23 attempts for a rate of 56.5%. Evansville walked away from the game having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 of 59) and buried 14 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Leif Moeller is one player who played a role for the game. He finished the game at 61.5% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Evansville comes into this game with a record of 4-6 so far this season. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a group they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Evansville is grabbing 33.6 boards per game and has earned 142 dimes this year, which has them ranked 178th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Purple Aces are shooting 30.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (71 of 236) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.1 points per game (314th in D-1) while connecting on 42.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Purple Aces are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 216th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 133 relinquished for the campaign. The Purple Aces are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (243 of 567) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 146th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 80-65 against Idaho. Regarding attacking the glass, Notre Dame allowed Idaho to snag 26 overall (6 offensive). They finished 41.7% from downtown by connecting on 10 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Fighting Irish allowed Idaho to make 23 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the game. When the game finished, the Fighting Irish ended up shooting 32 for 61 from the field which had them sitting at 52.5%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Notre Dame knocked down 9 of 14 attempts (64.3%). They were able to bury 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. Idaho earned 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. The Fighting Irish earned 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game.

Jalen Haralson pitched in for the Fighting Irish for the game. He buried 8 out of 16 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 25 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in the matchup.

Notre Dame has a win-loss mark of 7-3 this season. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per contest (248th in college) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. Notre Dame has scored 766 pts this year (76.6 per game) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are shooting 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 103rd in college.

The Notre Dame defense surrenders 32.8% on three-point shots (78 of 238) and their opponents are converting on 71.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.9 assists and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which is 163rd and 43rd in those defensive categories. The Fighting Irish are ranked 102nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (135th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Evansville

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