Wednesday’s contest between the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0) and James Madison Dukes (3-0) at Purcell Pavilion has a projected final score of 78-65 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Notre Dame, so it should be a one-sided matchup. The game will tip off at 7:00 PM ET on November 13.

According to our computer prediction, JMU should cover the point spread, which is listed at 30.5. The two teams are projected to go under the 148.5 total.

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Notre Dame vs. JMU Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV channel: ACC Network X
• Where: South Bend, Indiana
• Venue: Purcell Pavilion
• Line: Notre Dame -30.5
• Point total: 148.5

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Notre Dame vs. JMU Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Notre Dame 78, JMU 65

Spread & Total Prediction for Notre Dame vs. JMU

• Pick ATS: JMU (+30.5)
• Pick OU: Under (148.5)

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Notre Dame Performance Insights

• Notre Dame was the 18th-best team in the country in points scored (78.6 per game) and 96th in points allowed (61.1) last year.
• Last season, the Fighting Irish were 84th in the nation in rebounds (34.4 per game) and 131st in rebounds conceded (30.9).
• Notre Dame was 37th in the nation in assists (16.2 per game) last season.
• The Fighting Irish made 5.6 3-pointers per game and shot 35% from beyond the arc last year, ranking 197th and 40th, respectively, in the nation.
• Giving up 5.2 3-pointers per game and conceding 27.9% from downtown last season, Notre Dame was 76th and 27th in the nation, respectively, in those categories.
• The Fighting Irish took 24.6% percent of their shots from beyond the arc last season, and 75.4% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 18.9% of the Fighting Irish’s baskets were 3-pointers, and 81.1% were 2-pointers.

JMU Performance Insights

• Last year JMU averaged 72.3 points per game (64th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 66.5 points per contest (231st-ranked).
• The Dukes were top-25 last year in rebounding, ranking third-best in college basketball with 42.2 boards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked 137th with 31 rebounds allowed per contest.
• JMU averaged 13.1 dimes per game, which ranked them 164th in the nation.
• The Dukes, who ranked 269th in college basketball with 16.4 turnovers per game, forced 11.7 turnovers per contest, which was 12th-worst in the country.
• Last season the Dukes drained 5.5 three-pointers per game (205th-ranked in college basketball) and shot 30.5% (193rd-ranked) from beyond the arc.
• JMU allowed 6.5 threes per game (260th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed opposing teams to shoot 28.3% (39th-ranked) from downtown.
• JMU attempted 45.7 two-pointers per game last year, which accounted for 71.7% of the shots it attempted (and 79.5% of the team’s baskets). Meanwhile, it attempted 18.1 treys per contest, which were 28.3% of its shots (and 20.5% of the team’s buckets).

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