Missouri Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPNU

Purcell Pavilion is the site where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-3) will take on the Missouri Tigers (7-0) on Tuesday.

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina State and earned the victory with a final of 98-66 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 19 and South Carolina State accumulated 23 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 21 shots from three-point range. South Carolina State finished 74.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, South Carolina State had 22 rebounds (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. South Carolina State doled out 8 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, Missouri allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 21 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 23 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. Missouri wrapped up the game having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (34 out of 65) and buried 7 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Shawn Phillips Jr. is a player who came through in this matchup. He walked away with 17 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He played 15 mins played and also snagged 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 87.5% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Missouri steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 7-0 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Missouri is snagging 40.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 118 assists this season, which is 80th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 41.9% on shots from downtown (57 of 136) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 93.9 points per outing (11th in D-1) while connecting on 56.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 116th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 81 relinquished so far this year. The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.9% (162 of 416) and they concede 28.3 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 32.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 107th in the country in PPG from their opponents (69.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish went home defeated by a final of 66-56 against Houston. In reference to team rebounding, Notre Dame permitted Houston to get 36 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.6% from distance by shooting 8 out of 27 and finished the contest at 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Fighting Irish allowed Houston to bury 20 of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 33.9% for this game. In all, the Fighting Irish finished 17 for 50 from the floor which had them at 34.0%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Notre Dame buried 6 of their 28 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 76.2%. Houston was called for 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. The Fighting Irish collected 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the game.

Markus Burton pitched in for the Fighting Irish for this contest. He tallied 19 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this game. He buried 6 of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Notre Dame has a record of 5-3 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish have committed 18.0 fouls per game and they go 72.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.5 times per game (326th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. Notre Dame has accumulated 603 points for the season (75.4 per contest) and they grab 37.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Irish are shooting 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 139th in the nation.

The Fighting Irish defensively are ranked 68th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.3. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (111th in the nation). The Notre Dame defense concedes 31.9% on 3-point shots (60 of 188) and their opposition makes 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.1 dimes and 31.1 total boards per game, which ranks 111th and 56th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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