Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 11/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) are traveling to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1).

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Central Connecticut and took a loss by a score of 67-54 in their last contest. Rutgers wrapped up the contest having earned a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 58) and knocked down 5 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights made 7 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the floor on 24 out of 61 shooting. Central Connecticut totaled 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Central Connecticut collected 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Connecticut finished the contest at 71.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 14 attempts. They also converted 9 of 21 shots from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights left the arena with 13 and Central Connecticut accumulated 13 personal fouls.

Tariq Francis is a guy who played a role for this game. He finished the game shooting 43.8% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 30 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Rutgers heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-1 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.2 pts per game (263rd in Division 1) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Scarlet Knights are shooting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (32 of 93) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Rutgers is pulling in 41.6 boards per game and has racked up 63 dimes for the season, which ranks 324th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a group they commit 15.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Scarlet Knights are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They surrender 34.7% on shots from downtown and they are 44th in the country in PPG allowed (64.6). The Scarlet Knights are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.9% (114 of 301) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 66th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 58 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took home the win by a final score of 86-79 when they played Bellarmine. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Notre Dame allowed Bellarmine to pull down 17 in all (2 on the offensive side). They finished 31.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 27 at the charity stripe (81.5%). The Fighting Irish allowed Bellarmine to knock down 25 of 46 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.3% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Fighting Irish finished shooting 28 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Notre Dame knocked down 7 of their 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to knock down 23 of them for a rate of 71.9%. Bellarmine had 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for 32 shots. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 3 steals for this contest. The Fighting Irish collected 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the game.

Markus Burton ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Irish for the game. He earned 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this game. He made 10 out of 13 in the game for a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Notre Dame has a mark of 4-1 this season. The Fighting Irish are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they connect on 69.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (262nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. Notre Dame has 418 points so far this year (83.6 per game) and they collect 39.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Fighting Irish are shooting 50.7% from the field, which is 37th in college hoops.

The Fighting Irish on the defensive side of the court are 82nd in the country in points allowed per contest with 67.6. They are able to force 12.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (138th in the country). The Notre Dame defense allows 30.7% on 3-point attempts (35 of 114) and their opponents are making 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.8 assists and 26.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 56th and 3rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rutgers

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