Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: Notre Dame targets another home win See our pick and matchup stats.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: quick answers

Question Answer
Who is the pick? Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win
Game date November 9, 2026
Tipoff Nov 9, 7:00 PM ET / Nov 9, 5:00 PM MT
Venue Purcell Pavilion
Game setting Notre Dame Fighting Irish at home
Type of prediction Outright winner only
Research checked November 8, 2026

Our Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction favors Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame won its opener by two before a more comfortable 83–56 result. Eastern Illinois lost its first two by allowing 91 in each. The Irish have the clearer route to a win, but they should stay patient if Eastern Illinois changes tempo to cut down the number of possessions.

The 2026–27 completed results are shown separately from the 2025–26 baseline.

The central question in Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction is whether Notre Dame Fighting Irish can create useful possessions without giving Eastern Illinois Panthers extra chances.

The market format is straightforward: select the team expected to win, with no required winning margin. Our college basketball betting guide explains the basic choices. You can find the matchup at YouWager; this preview does not claim that a specific price is available or attach the selection to an invented line.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head history

Date Site for Eastern Illinois Panthers Score for Eastern Illinois Panthers Winner
Nov 11, 2025 Away 58-78 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The checked 2024–25 and 2025–26 schedules contain 1 completed meeting. In that window, Eastern Illinois Panthers won 0 and Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 1. This is a recent-meetings sample, not an all-time series claim. The dates should be read alongside the roster changes rather than used as an automatic prediction.

Our Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than a result produced by a different lineup. The familiar categories in basketball still provide the framework—shooting, possession, rebounding and foul management—but the people executing those tasks can change sharply from one November to the next. A historical win is useful context rather than a substitute for that comparison.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: trends to read correctly

Current season results

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: Eastern Illinois Panthers this season

Date Opponent Site Result Score
Nov 06, 2026 Iowa Hawkeyes Away Loss 47–91
Nov 02, 2026 Indiana Hoosiers Away Loss 57–91

For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, Eastern Illinois Panthers went 0-2 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: Notre Dame Fighting Irish this season

Date Opponent Site Result Score
Nov 05, 2026 Mercyhurst Lakers Home Win 83–56
Nov 01, 2026 Villanova Wildcats Neutral Win 74–72

For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, Notre Dame Fighting Irish went 2-0 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: fixed betting odds

Market Selection Line American price
Moneyline Eastern Illinois Panthers — N/A
Moneyline Notre Dame Fighting Irish — N/A
Spread Eastern Illinois Panthers N/A N/A
Spread Notre Dame Fighting Irish N/A N/A
Total Over N/A N/A
Total Under N/A N/A

For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, the fixed figures are a comparison snapshot, not confirmed YouWager prices. N/A means a price or line wasn’t verified. The winner pick still stands on the matchup evidence below.

For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Eastern Illinois Panthers show 13-20 overall in 33 recorded games, 9-6 in the listed home games and 3-13 in the listed away games. There were 10 games decided by five points or fewer, with 4 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Notre Dame Fighting Irish show 13-18 overall in 31 recorded games, 10-7 in the listed home games and 2-9 in the listed away games. There were 10 games decided by five points or fewer, with 4 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

Those trends need context because a short sequence is sensitive to the opponents and venues in it. The statistical idea of sample variability is useful here. A hot shooting night against one opponent should not automatically become an expectation against another. Our handicapping guide provides a broader way to organize the evidence without confusing a descriptive trend with a guarantee.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: the statistical baseline

Previous-season measure Eastern Illinois Panthers Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Checked 2025–26 games 33 31
Record in those games 13-20 13-18
Points per game in those results 67.1 74.5
Points allowed per game in those results 70.3 75.3
Regular-season stat-feed games 33.0 31.0
Field-goal percentage 42.8 44.5
Three-point percentage 32.3 35.6
Free-throw percentage 73.5 69.7
Rebounds per game 32.8 36.6
Offensive rebounds per game 10.0 11.1
Assists per game 12.2 12.3
Turnovers per game 12.5 11.5
Steals per game 7.8 4.5
Blocks per game 3.1 2.2

The table supports Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction by keeping the results record separate from the statistical feed. The results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures are from the 2025–26 regular-season feed. Where the national feed contains only a small subset for a smaller program, it is not presented as a complete season split. None of these numbers is described as a new-season average. The current game listing can be checked through the matchup schedule.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: Eastern Illinois Panthers last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Nov 06, 2026 Away Iowa Hawkeyes L 47-91 2026–27
Nov 02, 2026 Away Indiana Hoosiers L 57-91 2026–27
Mar 05, 2026 Neutral UT Martin Skyhawks L 63-66 2025–26
Mar 04, 2026 Neutral SIU Edwardsville Cougars W 77-71 2025–26
Feb 28, 2026 Away SIU Edwardsville Cougars L 50-77 2025–26
Feb 26, 2026 Away Lindenwood Lions W 71-67 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Home Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles L 68-70 2025–26
Feb 19, 2026 Home Morehead State Eagles L 70-73 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Home Little Rock Trojans W 78-72 2025–26
Feb 10, 2026 Away Western Illinois Leathernecks L 70-79 2025–26

The results window for Eastern Illinois Panthers contains 10 verified games, with a 3-7 record, 65.1 points scored and 75.7 allowed per game. For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Iowa Hawkeyes on Nov 06, 2026: 47-91 from the perspective of Eastern Illinois Panthers. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 1-4, with scoring averages of 58.8 for and 79.2 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 77-71 against SIU Edwardsville Cougars; the toughest was 47-91 against Iowa Hawkeyes.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: Notre Dame Fighting Irish last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Nov 05, 2026 Home Mercyhurst Lakers W 83-56 2026–27
Nov 01, 2026 Neutral Villanova Wildcats W 74-72 2026–27
Mar 07, 2026 Away Boston College Eagles L 69-77 2025–26
Mar 04, 2026 Home Stanford Cardinal L 78-86 2025–26
Feb 28, 2026 Home NC State Wolfpack W 96-90 2025–26
Feb 24, 2026 Home Duke Blue Devils L 56-100 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Away Pittsburgh Panthers L 68-73 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Home Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets W 89-74 2025–26
Feb 10, 2026 Away SMU Mustangs L 81-89 2025–26
Feb 07, 2026 Home Florida State Seminoles L 79-82 2025–26

The results window for Notre Dame Fighting Irish contains 10 verified games, with a 4-6 record, 77.3 points scored and 79.9 allowed per game. For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a win against Mercyhurst Lakers on Nov 05, 2026: 83-56 from the perspective of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 3-2, with scoring averages of 80.0 for and 76.2 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 83-56 against Mercyhurst Lakers; the toughest was 56-100 against Duke Blue Devils.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: offense, defense and possessions

The first matchup question in Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction is how Eastern Illinois Panthers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish handle the ball before the defense is set.

The second question in Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction is who finishes possessions on the glass. One defensive stop does not help if the offense immediately gets a second attempt.

The direct shooting comparison puts Eastern Illinois Panthers at 47.6% effective field-goal shooting and Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 52.3%. The difference is 4.7 percentage points, favoring Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Meanwhile, the previous turnover averages were 12.5 for Eastern Illinois Panthers and 11.5 for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Eastern Illinois Panthers: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Eastern Illinois Panthers cover 33 completed games and a 13-20 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 67.1 points for and 70.3 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Eastern Illinois Panthers was 42.8% from the field and 32.3% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed. That outside percentage makes shot selection important; volume alone would not establish a reliable scoring plan.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Eastern Illinois Panthers is 47.6%, and 30.1% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Eastern Illinois Panthers averaged 18.6 attempts per game and converted 73.5%. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Notre Dame Fighting Irish need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 12.2 assists and 12.5 turnovers per game for Eastern Illinois Panthers, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.0. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision.

Rebounding gives Eastern Illinois Panthers another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 32.8 total rebounds per game, including 10.0 on offense and 22.8 on defense. Still, Notre Dame Fighting Irish need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Eastern Illinois Panthers recorded 7.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Notre Dame Fighting Irish cover 31 completed games and a 13-18 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 74.5 points for and 75.3 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Eastern Illinois Panthers, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Notre Dame Fighting Irish was 44.5% from the field and 35.6% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Notre Dame Fighting Irish is 52.3%, and 43.5% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Notre Dame Fighting Irish averaged 19.8 attempts per game and converted 69.7%. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Eastern Illinois Panthers need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 12.3 assists and 11.5 turnovers per game for Notre Dame Fighting Irish, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.1. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision.

Rebounding gives Notre Dame Fighting Irish another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 36.6 total rebounds per game, including 11.1 on offense and 25.5 on defense. Still, Eastern Illinois Panthers need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Notre Dame Fighting Irish recorded 4.5 steals and 2.2 blocks per game.

2026–27 personnel and roster context

Eastern Illinois Panthers: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Andrew Austin F 6′ 7″ Senior
Markus Blackwell G 6′ 2″ Sophomore
Demar Burton F 6′ 8″ Senior
Jalen Calloway G 6′ 3″ Junior
Devin Davenport G 6′ 2″ Senior
JT Elder G 6′ 7″ Senior
Shia Francis G 6′ 3″ Freshman
Ethan Hillsman F 6′ 6″ Freshman
Logan Kurtz G 6′ 2″ Freshman
Jaden Miller G 6′ 1″ Senior
Daniel Ntambwe F 6′ 5″ Junior
Shane Sims G 6′ 4″ Sophomore
Tanner Vogel C 7′ 0″ Senior
Gavin Welch F 6′ 6″ Senior
Jayden Wright G 5′ 11″ Freshman

The current roster feed lists Marty Simmons as head coach for Eastern Illinois Panthers. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Tommy Ahneman C 6′ 10″ Sophomore
Devin Brown G 6′ 6″ Sophomore
Jake Burow G 6′ 3″ Freshman
Luke Devine F 6′ 7″ Sophomore
Yoro Diallo F 6′ 9″ Senior
Logan Duncomb C 6′ 10″ Senior
Logan Imes G 6′ 4″ Senior
Brady Koehler F 6′ 10″ Sophomore
Ethan Roberts G 6′ 5″ Senior
Bryce Ruglass Dortch F 6′ 9″ Junior
Jonathan Sanderson G 6′ 3″ Freshman
Braeden Shrewsberry G 6′ 4″ Senior
Nick Shrewsberry G 6′ 5″ Freshman
Braeden Smith G 6′ 0″ Senior
Gan-Erdene Solongo C 7′ 0″ Freshman
Brady Stevens G 6′ 4″ Junior

The current roster feed lists Micah Shrewsberry as head coach for Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

The roster information gives Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction a necessary new-season check.

Game setting and the likely paths to a win

The setting for Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction is Purcell Pavilion. The listed tipoff is Nov 9, 7:00 PM ET / Nov 9, 5:00 PM MT.

The preferred script in Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction has Notre Dame Fighting Irish generating repeated useful possessions instead of needing an unusual run of steals or contested three-pointers. A lead would allow that team to keep using its normal offense rather than forcing a response.

The main risk to Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction is that this game reveals a different level of organization from the one suggested by the previous-season baseline.

That is why the winner opinion is kept separate from a specific betting price. Our moneyline betting guide explains the format. At YouWager, the final game status and any confirmed availability changes should be checked before deciding whether to place a wager. Nothing in this preview turns the pick into a guaranteed score or a reason to chase an earlier loss.

Common questions about this matchup

Are these new-season statistics?

No. The historical results and statistical baselines are labeled 2025–26. The roster reference is labeled 2026–27 where that roster is available. Exhibition results are not silently blended into a regular-season record.

Does the pick require a certain winning margin?

No. Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction selects Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the game outright. It does not require a point-spread cover and does not attach the pick to an unverified total. The betting school guides explain how those markets differ. A team can be the preferred winner while its current price is still a separate decision.

What should be checked again before tipoff?

Confirmed availability changes and the final game listing matter most. A different primary ball handler or an unavailable interior defender could change the matchup more than a small difference in last year’s average. The handicapping guide adds background on evaluating the market, while this preview keeps the focus on the two teams and the winner.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: three things to watch

Start with shot quality in Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction. A few difficult makes can build a lead without proving the offense has found a dependable shot.

Next, count the possessions that end without a shot. In Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, Eastern Illinois Panthers can narrow the gap if it forces bad passes and turns those mistakes into quick points.

Finally, look at who comes away with the ball after the first miss. For Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction, a strong rebounding stretch can keep a team in the game even if it starts cold. Watch whether help defenders get back to their box-outs after a drive.

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Prediction: final pick

The selection is Notre Dame Fighting Irish after weighing the available scoring history, the roster context and the setting.

The matchup can be followed at YouWager as game day approaches. Research was checked November 8, ahead of the November 9 slate, with earlier-season results clearly identified rather than presented as current form.

Our prediction: Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win.

College Basketball Predictions, November 9, 2026