The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (3-2) at HP Field House. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 29 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Fighting Irish were victorious over Iowa 68-62 on Friday. Bonzie Colson fueled the Fighting Irish with 11 points, eight rebounds, and one block. The Crimson Tide are coming off a 64-60 win against Wichita State on Friday. Shannon Hale led the game in scoring with 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
Notre Dame is a heavy 10-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 139 points. The Fighting Irish come into this game 4-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Fighting Irish, sporting the 34th-best assist-to-turnover ratio in Division I (1.51), have proven themselves to be an extremely efficient offensive team.
In the other locker room, the Crimson Tide have records of 2-2 ATS and 3-2 SU.
Notre Dame and Alabama have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – ND, ATS Winner – ND, O/U – Over
Notes
Alabama scores an average of just 67.8 points per game (ranked 288th). Notre Dame ranks 71st in points allowed, giving up 64.6 points per game.
Ranked 21st, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have an offensive rating of 119.9. The Alabama Crimson Tide rank 208th with a defensive rating of just 103.1.
The Alabama Crimson Tide average a field goal percentage of 41.5% this season. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are a perfect 1-0 in games where opponents have a FG% of 41.5% or greater.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Notre Dame is 98th and 75th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Alabama is 254th and 234th in these categories.
Notre Dame ranks 34th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.51. Alabama is ranked lower at 317th with an A/TO of .74.
Notre Dame, the 72nd-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 41.0 rebounds per game. Alabama does worse, ranked 303rd with 33.0.
Notre Dame makes an average of 5.6 steals per game. When Alabama gives up 5 or more steals, the team has an even 2-2 record.
