Pittsburgh vs Notre Dame Picks and Prediction – 3/11/2025

The Pittsburgh Panthers will be in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon for round one of the ACC tournament against Notre Dame. Pittsburgh has seventeen wins and 14 losses this season following a 26 point victory against Boston College in their last outing to end a lengthy losing streak. Offensively Pittsburgh has average 76.6 points on 45 point 3% for the for the season. Defensively the Panthers have allowed 71.4 points per game overall but gave up only 67 in their most recent victory. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Defensively Pittsburgh was fantastic against Boston College in their last game giving up 67 points on 43.4% shooting from the floor and 20% from beyond the arc. The Panthers won the rebounding battle by 8 in forced 12 turnovers in the win. Offensively Pittsburgh rolled scoring 93 points on 50% shooting and knocked down 12 triples in the game.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into the conference tournament with fourteen wins and 17 losses overall but have won three of the last five including two in a row after a narrow 2 points 4 overtime victory against California last time out. The Notre Dame offense averages 73.7 points on 45.7% shoot for the for this season and of average 81.3 points per game over their last three victories including 112 against California. Defensively Notre Dame has been mediocre allowing 73 points per game this year through 31 games play.

Markus Burton leads the Notre Dame offense this season averaging 22.2 points and 3.1 assists per game. Tae Davis is second on the team averaging 14.4 points and Braeden Shrewsbury averages 14 points per game this season. Big man Kebba Njie averages 6.1 points to go along with a team leading 5.9 rebounds per game.

Both teams have had mediocre this year, but Pittsburgh is a better team in this matchup. Despite the recent issues look for Pittsburgh to control this game on both sides of the ball as they are better on both ends of the floor. Take the Panthers Tuesday night and do the work because they get the win and cover in Charlotte to advance to round two of the ACC tournament. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Panthers win and cover 76-70.