Kentucky Wildcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/11/2021

Game Time: 5:15 pm ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021

Venue:  Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kentucky -4.5, Notre Dame +4.5; Over/Under:  146 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kentucky -4.5, Notre Dame +4.5; Over/Under:  146 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kentucky -4.5, Notre Dame +4.5; Over/Under:  145.5 points

 

Kentucky Wildcats:  7-1 (4th place, SEC)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  3-4 (14th place, ACC)

 

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Kentucky Wildcats:  5-0 last 5

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Kentucky is coming into this game with a 7-1 record overall and they will be playing the first of their road games this season in this game. They lost their season opener but they have gone on a 7 game winning streak since then. Their loss was against the Duke Blue Devils while their 7 straight wins came against the Robert Morris Colonials, the Mount St Mary's Mountaineers, the Ohio Bobcats , the Albany Great Danes, the North Florida Ospreys, the Central Michigan Chippewas, and the Southern Jaguars in their last game. Oscar Tshiebwe led the team in points in that game with 23 while Tyty Washington Jr. was next on the team with 14 points. Sahvir Wheeler led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Tshiebwe led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 49.1% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 60.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 60.9 PPG against them. Kentucky has an ATS record of 3-5 this season and their O/U record is 3-5.

 

 

Notre Dame is coming into this game with a 3-4 record overall and they are 2-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Chaminade Silverswords while their 4 losses in that span came against the Saint Mary's Gaels, the Texas A&M Aggies, the Illinois Fighting Illini, and the Boston College Eagles in their last game. Prentiss Hubb led the team in points in that game off the bench with 15 while Blake Wesley was next on the team with 12 points. Dane Goodwin also scored 10 points in that one as well. Trey Wertz led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Nate Laszewski led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 38.2% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range, and 100% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 69 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.7 PPG against them. Notre Dame has an ATS record of 1-6 this season and their O/U record is 3-4.

 

Kentucky is coming into this game as a 4.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They have been having a great season with just 1 loss and they will be looking to climb up the ranks with all of the recent upsets of top 10 teams. Notre Dame has been having an awful start to their season and currently sit at the bottom of their conference. Kentucky is a much better team and they are playing like it in their recent games coming into this one in much better form. The best bet to place in this game is on Kentucky to cover the spread here.

 

Kentucky Notre Dame Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, December 11, 2021 (5:15 pm ET start time) is Kentucky 83 Notre Dame 69.

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Kentucky Wildcats: 110-159 O/U when the total is 140 to 149.5. 2-8 O/U in December games. 8-14 O/U after 2 consecutive non-conference games. 9-18 O/U in non-conference games. 3-10 O/U after 5 straight games with 41 or more rebounds. 1-8 O/U after 3 straight games outrebounding opponent by 6 or more. 63-107 O/U off a no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 3-10 O/U when the line is +3 to -3. 14-22 O/U when the total is 140 to 149.5. 15-30 O/U as a home underdog or pick. 6-20 O/U as a home underdog of 3 points or less or pick. 45-73 ATS off a road loss against a conference rival. 51-82 ATS off a road loss.

 

 

Kentucky Wildcats:  C. Fredrick (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  R. Carmody (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“Well, we needed him to win the game to go get some balls, you know, when they were switching and he held off. The biggest thing on a guy like that when we throw you the ball, you must catch it because if you don't, they will never throw it to you.” - John Calipari on getting more success for Tshiebwe.

 

 

“You’re trying to work through some doubt and looking over your shoulder…. I just feel we’ve not been able to find a rhythm for 40 minutes offensively.” - Mike Brey on his team’s performance in their games this season. 

 

 

 

K. Brooks 

K. Grady 

O. Tshiebwe 

T. Washington 

S. Wheeler

 

P. Atkinson 

D. Goodwin 

P. Hubb 

N. Laszewski 

C. Ryan

 

 

PPG: O. Tshiebwe (15.3)

APG: S. Wheeler (8.4)

Reb/G: O. Tshiebwe (15.4)

 

PPG: D. Goodwin (14.3)

APG: P. Hubb (3)

Reb/G: N. Laszewski (9.1)

 

Coaches:

Kentucky Wildcats: John Calipari (13th season)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Mike Brey (22nd season)