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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday at Petersen Events Center. Tip-off between the ACC opponents is at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Notre Dame (7-14 SU, 11-10 ATS, and 6-15 O/U) lost 65-53 to Virginia on Wednesday. The Fighting Irish are 1-5 SU and 5-1 ATS on the road this season.
Pittsburgh (13-8 SU, 11-10 ATS, and 11-9-1 O/U) beat Wake Forest 77-72 on Wednesday. The Panthers are 8-5 SU and 6-7 ATS at home.
The Irish are 2-8 and the Panthers are 4-6 in ACC play. Pitt leads the series 29-20 (since the 1949-50 season).
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The Irish have dropped seven of their last eight games, beating just Georgia Tech during their losing stretch. They managed only 53 points in their last game despite shooting 50 percent (9-for-18) from three-point range. ND turned the ball over 18 times in the 12-point road loss to Virginia, a game it never led.
Notre Dame scores 62.0 points per game (356th) on 40.1 percent shooting (342nd), including 30.5 percent from three-point range (320th). It converts 71.5 percent of its free-throw attempts (186th) and averages 34.1 rebounds (106th), 9.8 assists (349th), and 13.9 turnovers (311th).
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The Fighting Irish surrender 65.3 points per game (36th), and their opponents shoot 41.1 percent (55th), including 33.8 percent from downtown (218th), with 30.9 rebounds per game (143rd). They average 2.6 blocks (281st), 5.9 steals (249th), and 14.8 fouls (26th) per game.
KenPom ranks Notre Dame 163rd nationally. The Irish are 309th in offensive efficiency, 48th in defensive efficiency, and 337th in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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