The Jacksonville Dolphins will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for what’s expected to be one of the best NCAA basketball games today.
Notre Dame is typically one of the top teams in the country, but the team could certainly be better as they’re going to be coming into this one not playing great basketball this season at 7-5. Jacksonville, on the other hand, has also been an above-average program throughout the past few years and has played well at 8-3 this season.
This is going to be one of the tougher NCAAB schedule games for Jacksonville, so let’s break this one down.
Continue reading below for our Jacksonville vs Notre Dame betting picks.
Jacksonville Dolphins vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Matchup Info
- Location: Joyce Center
- Date and Time: Tuesday, Dec 26, 7:00 PM
- How to Watch: ESPN
Notre Dame Bulldogs Performance Recap and Analysis
Notre Dame is going to be coming into this one after a tough start to the season. Whenever a Notre Dame team isn’t in the top 25, it’s typically going to be looked at as a disappointment.
However, our college basketball picks will likely still be focused on the Fighting Irish because of what they can do on both sides of the basketball when they’re at their best.
They’re going to be coming into this one losing their last three games, and that’s not something that we typically say about a Notre Dame team.
They recently lost against a Florida State Seminoles team that many believe is one of the worst Power 5 teams in the country this season.
They need to get back on track if they want to be the team that everybody was expecting them to be. Their top college basketball players must get going.
Key Injuries
At the moment, the college basketball injury report is going to be clean for Notre Dame. This means that they need to continue climbing the college basketball standings if they want to get back on track as they’re finally healthy.
Betting Trends to Know
Notre Dame is one of the least profitable teams in the country this season, as they have a below .500 record against the spread.
Jacksonville Performance Recap and Analysis
Jacksonville comes into this one as an interesting team, and we say that because they might not be the same type of those NCAA basketball teams that could necessarily play with Notre Dame.
However, it wouldn’t be shocking to see them win this game outright, considering they have some impressive wins on the year. They’ve beaten teams like VCU, Campbell, and others. Their toughest game of the year was against Duke, and they lost that game by nearly 30 points.
If they want to win this game, it’s all going to start on the offensive side of the basketball. They have games throughout the year where they’ve failed to score more than 65 points, and that’s typically not going to be a recipe for success.
Key Injuries
Similar to Notre Dame, and it’s something that’s important to know that with our Jacksonville vs Notre Dame betting picks, the college basketball injury report is going to be clean for Jacksonville.
Betting Trends to Know
Jacksonville has been profitable this season as they currently have an above-500 record against the spread.
Jacksonville vs. Notre Dame Odds
The NCAAB odds for this game are going to favor Notre Dame at -6.5. Considering that this game is going to be played at Notre Dame, it certainly makes sense.
Furthermore, if Notre Dame comes out and does what they’re supposed to do in this game, there’s going to be no reason for them to lose.
If they don’t come out and play as they should, it would be a major disappointment as Jacksonville isn’t the same type of team as them.
Jacksonville vs. Notre Dame Betting Picks
- Moneyline
Because of how high the money line is for Notre Dame, we’re going to take Jacksonville +300 to win this game outright.
- Over/Under
The over/under bet that we’re going to be taking in this game is certainly going to be the under. Notre Dame hasn’t had the best offense this year, and Jacksonville fails to score points at times.
- Spread
The best-spread bet in this game is going to be taking Notre Dame at -6.5 for -110 odds.
Jacksonville vs. Notre Dame Prediction
We’re finally here with our Jacksonville vs Notre Dame betting picks, and the best bet in this game is going to be taking Notre Dame -6.5. Notre Dame is going to end up winning this game 65-47 and is going to finally get back on track and show what they can do against a Jacksonville team that they shouldn’t mess around with.
NCAAB Pick: Notre Dame -6.5 (-110)
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