Notre Dame has made just 29.3 percent of the 3-pointers it has taken through its first two games, and has only taken an average of 57.5 field-goal attempts. Through four games, the Gaels are seeing teams shoot more threes (17.8 per game), but they have still made just 5.5. Opponents only made 5.2 of the 14.7 3-point attempts they took on average. Last season, Saint Mary's was one of the nation's best defenses in limiting 3-point attempts. The redshirt senior is coming off of his best season with the Gaels, where he finished with 12.8 points, five assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. What you need to know about Saint Mary'sīesides Tass's strong showing against Bellarmine in Saint Mary's last win, guard Tommy Kuhse chipped in with 15 points and six assists. In 2020-21, Laszewski finished just behind top scorer Prentiss Hubb, with 13.3 points per game, but he was also the top rebounder. Through two games this season, Atkinson has averaged 17.5 points and 8.5 boards. Atkinson transferred from Yale, where he averaged 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Goodwin and Laszewski are the top two returning players from last year's roster. The Fighting Irish only played a seven-man rotation and shot just 36 percent from the field, and were even worse from distance, after they made just 6-of-31 3-point attempts. Saint Mary's over-under: 131.5 pointsīET NOW What you need to know about Notre Dameįour players on Notre Dame scored in the double digits in its win against High Point: Forward Paul Atkinson (19 points), guard Dane Goodwin (12), forward Nate Laszewski (10), and guard Cormac Ryan (10). Here are several college basketball odds for Saint Mary's vs. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Now, the model has set its sights on Notre Dame vs. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,100 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Notre Dame picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine. Saint Mary's odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 131.5. The Fighting Irish are favored by a single point in the latest Notre Dame vs. In the Gaels' most recent win against Bellarmine, Matthias Tass led all Saint Mary's players with 25 points in a 73-64 victory. Although they won against High Point last Tuesday, 70-61, Notre Dame will be looking for a much better shooting night against a Saint Mary's side that has won all four of its games to start the season. ET on Monday night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in the opening round of the 2021 Maui Invitational.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Saint Mary's Gaels at 11:30 p.m.