Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs SMU Mustangs Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-10-2026

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs SMU Mustangs Prediction and Pick, College Basketball Picks, 2-10-2026. Place a bet on this game at YouWager.lv..

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs SMU Mustangs Prediction – College Basketball Picks 2-10-2026

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Florida State and took a loss by a score of 82-79 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Fighting Irish walked away with 19 while Florida State finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also buried 15 out of their 37 shots from distance. Florida State finished the game at 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 20 tries. In addition, Florida State snagged 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Florida State distributed 15 assists and had 5 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Notre Dame allowed 38.5% from the field on 25 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 15 of 24 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Notre Dame ended having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 64) and made 10 of 31 shots from distance.

Braeden Shrewsberry is one guy who came through for the matchup. He racked up 18 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. He played for 39 minutes played and also collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 35.7% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.

Notre Dame will take the court with a mark of 11-13 this year. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Notre Dame is grabbing 37.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 291 assists this season, which is 308th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Irish are shooting 35.3% on 3-point shots (206 of 584) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.8 points per outing (246th in the country) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Irish are forcing 9.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 191st in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 324 conceded so far this season. The Fighting Irish defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.0% (595 of 1,385) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 31.9% on shots from distance while they are 158th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.8).

The last time they took the court, the SMU Mustangs got the victory with a final of 86-67 when they faced Pittsburgh. The Mustangs snagged 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. Pittsburgh earned 15 fouls for this contest which took the Mustangs to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 76.5%. When talking about shooting from downtown, SMU made 9 of their 21 tries (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Mustangs shot 32 for 56 from the field which had them at 57.1%. The Mustangs allowed Pittsburgh to bury 22 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.1% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 24.2% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 33 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to attacking the glass, SMU allowed Pittsburgh to get 29 overall (10 offensive).

Jaron Pierre Jr. ended up being important for the Mustangs for this contest. He totaled 21 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 11 for the game for a rate of 72.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

SMU has a win-loss mark of 16-7 so far this season. The Mustangs are committing 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.4 times per game (33rd in D-1) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. SMU has scored 1,988 pts on the campaign (86.4 per contest) and they grab 38.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mustangs are connecting on 49.6% from the field, which is 23rd in the country.

The Mustangs on defense are ranked 277th in the nation in PPG given up with 77.3. They are forcing 12.8 TO’s per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (117th in college). The SMU defense gives up 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (214 of 665) and opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 16.4 assists and 34.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 339th and 186th in college hoops.

✅ Our Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs SMU Mustangs Pick: SMU

 

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