College Basketball Betting Picks & Predictions: Southern Indiana vs. Notre Dame (Wednesday)
While yesterday’s Champions Classic featured three teams ranked in the top seven in the AP poll yesterday, the fact that those games were played on a neutral court takes aways some of the luster of the event. There is no such neutral court environment in tonight’s marquee matchup, as the No. 11 Texas Longhorns host the No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs in what should be a raucous environment. Here’s a closer look at Southern Indiana vs. Notre Dame.
Here are our best bets for Wednesday’s college basketball action. (Odds courtesy of DraftKings)
College Basketball Betting Picks & Predictions: Southern Indiana vs. Notre Dame
Notre Dame has one of the oldest rosters in the country, as the average age of its top seven is 21.1 years. However, while the Fighting Irish bring back plenty of experience in guards Cormac Ryan and Dane Goodwin, along with forward Nate Laszewski, they have played down to their competition to this point.
Notre Dame has beaten Radford and Youngstown State by a combined ten points. A lack of pressure defense (11.1 turnover percentage ranks 353rd in the country) has allowed inferior opponents to hang around. Southern Indiana is battle tested after a six-point road loss to Missouri and an 18-point drubbing of Southern Illinois. The Screaming Eagles scored 71 points on the Salukis, something that only two teams did all of last season, so they have the firepower to hang with a Fighting Irish team that has stumbled out of the gate.
Bet: Southern Indiana +15 (-110 at DraftKings)
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