Notre Dame at Virginia 2/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

In Saturday afternoon college basketball action, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will travel to John Paul Jones Arena to battle the Virginia Cavaliers. The Fighting Irish have lost eight of their 11 ACC Conference games and are two games above .500 overall. On Sunday, Notre Dame outscored Georgia Tech by 11 points during the second half of a 69-59 home victory. The Fighting Irish won despite shooting just 33 percent from the field.

Junior G T.J. Gibbs led all scorers with 20 points to go along with five assists and four steals. D.J. Harvey contributed 18 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Irish. The fourth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers have lost just twice this season against Duke and rank first in the nation in scoring defense. On Monday, Virginia pulled away in the final minutes to earn a 69-61 victory against eighth-ranked North Carolina. The Cavaliers connected on 11-for-20 from long range and shot 53 percent overall.

Kyle Guy and De’Andre Hunter paced Virginia with 20 points apiece on a combined 14-for-23 shooting effort. Ty Jerome added 15 points and 11 assists for the Cavaliers.