Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/18/2022

Game Time: 4:15 pm ET, Friday, March 18, 2022

Venue:  Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA 

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ND +3.5, Alabama -3.5; Over/Under:  152.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ND +3.5, Alabama -3.5; Over/Under:  152.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ND +3.5, Alabama -3.5; Over/Under:  152.5 points

 

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  23-10 (3rd place, ACC)

Alabama Crimson Tide:  19-13 (8th place, SEC)

 

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  3-2 last 5

Alabama Crimson Tide:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Notre Dame is coming into this game with a 23-10 record overall and they are 2-4 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Virginia Tech Hokies while their 2 wins in that span came against the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game. Paul Atkinson led the team in points in that game with 26 while Nate Laszewski off the bench was next on the team with 18 points. Prentiss Hubb led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Atkinson, Blake Wesley, and Laszewski all led the team in rebounds with 6 each. They were 51.4% from the field, 31.6% from 3-point range, and 56.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. Notre Dame has an ATS record of 18-15 this season and their O/U record is 19-14.

 

 

Alabama is coming into this game with a 19-13 record overall and they are 3-3 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the South Carolina Gamecocks but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Texas A&M Aggies, the LSU Tigers, and the Vanderbilt Commodores in their last game. Jaden Shackelford led the team in points in that game with 21 while Jahvon Quinerly was next on the team with 13 points. JD Davison off the bench led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Charles Bediako, Keon Ellis, and JD Davison all led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They were 35.8% from the field, 23.5% from 3-point range, and 58.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 80 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 76.4 PPG against them. Alabama has an ATS record of 11-21 this season and their O/U record is 21-10-1.

 

Notre Dame is coming into this game as a 3.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Notre Dame has won 2 of their last 3 and 4 of their last 6 games and they have been playing very well in these games. They are coming off of a massive win in double OT against Rutgers and that win gave them the right to even play in this game. They won that game by 2 points but their other 3 wins in their last 6 have all been by double digits and their last loss was against VT in the ACC tourney but VT did go on to win the whole tourney. They are going up against an Alabama side that has not been playing well in their recent games as they have lost 3 straight coming into this one and they were even knocked out in their first game of the SEC tourney against Vanderbilt. They have been struggling near the end of the season and they have lost 4 of their last 6 games, with one of those wins coming in a very close game as well. Alabama has also had a longer layoff and their last game was played last Thursday while Notre Dame just played in the play-in game. Notre Dame will have a lot of confidence after that win and Alabama will not have a lot of confidence after losing 3 straight and playing the way they have been to finish off their season. Notre Dame is the team that has been heating up more recently and they should be able to get by a struggling Alabama side here. ND will win this game and cover the spread.

 

Notre Dame Alabama Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, March 18, 2022 (4:15 pm ET start time) is Notre Dame 81 Alabama 76.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 19-7 ATS after 2 or more consecutive overs. 8-2 ATS after playing a game where both teams score 80 points or more. 11-4 OVER after 3 or more consecutive overs.

Alabama Crimson Tide: 11-20 ATS in all games. 7-17 ATS as a favorite. 21-10 OVER in all games.

 

 

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  R. Carmody (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. E. Taylor (F) out for season - Academics.

Alabama Crimson Tide:  N. Burnett (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

"Well, let me start by saying Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone here. And you notice that Paul's shot went in at 12:02 (EST) on St. Patrick's Day, so maybe there was a little bit of karma there." - Mike Brey after his team’s win against Rutgers in the play-in game.

 

 

“It’s something we talked about. It’s something that did motivate the team. I think we came out with the right energy. We just didn’t put it together for 40 minutes.” - Jahvon Quinerly after their loss against Vanderbilt in the SEC tourney.

 

 

 

P. Atkinson 

D. Goodwin 

P. Hubb 

N. Laszewski 

B. Wesley

 

C. Bediako 

Keon Ellis 

J. Gary

J. Quinerly 

J. Shackelford

 

 

PPG: B. Wesley (14.8)

APG: P. Hubb (3.9)

Reb/G: P. Atkinson Jr. (7.1)

 

PPG: J. Shackelford (16.6)

APG: J. Quinerly (4.3)

RPG: K. Ellis (6)

 

Coaches:

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

Alabama Crimson Tide: Nate Oats (3rd season)