Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23-10) vs Alabama Crimson Tide (19-13)
Game Info: Friday, March 18, 2022 at 4:15 pm
Betting Odds: Alabama Crimson Tide -4 -- Over/Under: 152 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The Alabama Crimson Tide will play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this college basketball matchup scheduled for Friday Afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are coming off of a 2 point win against Rutgers in their last time out. Paul Atkinson had 26 to lead the Irish in the play in game. Nate Laszewski had 18 off the bench and Cormac Ryan 16 for the Irish in the win.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are led in scoring by Blake Wesley who averages 14.6 points and 3.6 rebounds for this team. Dane Goodwin averages 13.9 points and 4.8 rebounds a night. Paul Atkinson is the third leading scorer for the Fighting Irish as he averages 12.6 points a game for this team.
The Fighting Irish are averaging 72.5 points per game on 46.2% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 66.8 points per game. They are shooting 75.8% from the free throw line.
The Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off of a 6 point loss against Vandy in their last time out. Jaden Shackelford had six 3-pointers and 21 points and Jahvon Quinerly added 13 points for Alabama before both fouled out late in the loss.
The Alabama Crimson Tide are led in scoring by Jaden Shackelford who averages 16.7 points and 5.3 rebounds for this team. Jahvon Quinerly averages 14.3 points and 3.1 rebounds a night. Keon Ellis is the third leading scorer for the Crimson Tide as he averages 12 points a game for this team.
The Crimson Tide are averaging 80 points per game on 44.1% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 76.4 points per game. They are shooting 73% from the free throw line.
The Fighting Irish are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 NCAA Tournament games as an underdog and are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games. The Crimson Tide are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Friday games. Alabama has not been a force this year but they are better than Notre Dame and should win here and move on.