Coppin State at Notre Dame 12/29/18 - CBB Picks & Predictions

The Coppin State Eagles visit Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coppin State fell to 0-14 on the season following its 75-44 loss to Houston last Sunday. Cedric Council led the Eagles in the loss with nine points and 12 boards. Coppin State shot just 22% from the field in the game and is just one of two winless teams remaining in college basketball.

Notre Dame improved to 9-3 on the season with a 100-74 victory over Jacksonville. The Fighting Irish were led by Dane Goodwin with 19 points while D.J. Henry scored 19 as well in the Fighting Irish’s 26-point rout of the Dolphins. Notre Dame has won three straight since it lost two straight earlier in December. Lamar Morgan leads the Eagles in scoring with an average of 10.0 points per game. Cedric Council leads the Eagles in rebounds with an average of 4.8 per game. Dejuan Clayton is the leader in assists with an average of 2.5 per game. Coppin State is shooting 35.8% from the field and 24.7% from 3-point territory.

TJ Gibbs is the team leader in scoring with an average of 14.1 points per game. John Mooney is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 12.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Rex Pfueger leads Notre Dame in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Notre Dame is shooting an average of 43.3% from the field and 34.8% from 3-point territory.