Notre Dame at Howard 1/17/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

In Monday afternoon college basketball action, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will visit Burr Gymnasium to take on the Howard Bison. The Fighting Irish (10-6) have won four of their first six ACC Conference games and are scoring 71 points per contest. On Saturday, Notre Dame was outscored by 14 points during the second half of a 79-73 road loss against Virginia Tech.

Notre Dame F Paul Atkinson Jr. tallied a team-high 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds. Blake Wesley chipped in 15 points and four assists for the Fighting Irish.

The Howard Bison have lost six of their previous nine games and rank 37th nationally in scoring average (79.2 ppg). On Saturday, Howard was unable to make the plays down the stretch during a 77-74 conference opening loss versus Norfolk State. The Bison (6-7) knocked down 10-for-25 from the three-point line and shot 41 percent overall.

Howard G Kyle Foster connected on 6-for-10 from long distance and finished with a team-high 22 points. Tai Bibbs added 14 points and four rebounds for the Bison.