Notre Dame vs Houston Picks and Prediction – 11/28/2024

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish play the No. 6 ranked Houston Cougars on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Notre Dame will play Rutgers on Tuesday before facing Houston on Wednesday. Notre Dame is 4-1 following an 84-77 loss to Elon. The Fighting Irish opened the regular season with four consecutive victories before losing to Elon. Keep updated with College Basketball with our college basketball picks.

Markus Brown is leading Notre Dame in scoring and assists with averages of 21.4 points and 5.2 assists per game while Kebba Njie is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.2 per game. Notre Dame has three players averaging double figures in scoring. The Fighting Irish are scoring an average of 82.2 points per game while shooting 51.9% overall and 36.4% from 3-point territory.

The Houston Cougars will play No. 9 ranked Alabama on Tuesday before facing Notre Dame on Wednesday. Houston is 3-1 following an 80-44 victory over the Hofstra Pride. The leading scorer for Houston was Joseph Tugler with 17 points while Emanuel Sharp scored 16 points. Houston has victories over Jackson State, Louisiana, and Hofstra with a loss to Auburn.

Emanuel Sharp is leading Houston in scoring with an average of 11.8 points per game while Joseph Tugler is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.8 per game and Milos Uzan is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 per game. Houston has three players averaging double figures in scoring and is scoring an average of 84.3 points per game.

The Houston Cougars will pick up a victory and cover the number in the process on Wednesday when facing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame is coming off a disappointing loss to Elon in a game in which the Fighting Irish were 15.5-point home chalk. Houston has covered the number in each of its last two with large double-digit victories over Louisiana and Hofstra. Final Score Prediction, Houston Cougars win and cover ATS 85-69.