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March 21st, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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We’ve got our dancing shoes on once again here at Cappers Info, and that means that it’s time for the NCAA Tournament picks to continue. Our next set of March Madness Bracket Predictions take us to the West Region, where the #10 Iowa State Cyclones and the #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet in the Second Round.

West Region Picks: #10 Iowa State Cyclones vs. #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Friday, March 22nd, 9:45 ET
West Region Location: UD Arena, Dayton, OH
Iowa State vs. Notre Dame Live on TV: CBS

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Second Round Betting Lines
#10 Iowa State Cyclones +1.5
#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish -1.5
Over/Under 141.5

Iowa State is a team that we think is a little bit underrated this year. We think that the Big XII was a sneakily good conference from top to (almost) bottom this season. The Cyclones can run, and when you’re tired of them running, they’re going to run even harder and faster at you. The Fighting Irish have an offense that is very suspect at times. G Jerian Granted, F Jack Cooley, and G Eric Atkins do the majority of the scoring, though G Scott Martin and G Pat Connaughton have come on strong at the end of the year. Here’s the problem, though. The Irish have been beaten up all year long in Big East play, and now, they have to come to Dayton to take on a hungry Iowa State team that is going to literally wear them out. This is a bad spot for the Irish to be in, as it is a team that they are playing that just doesn’t jive well with what they are trying to do. Cooley would have to have a massive game for us to believe that Notre Dame could win this one. It’s entirely possible, and it could turn out to be that way when push comes to shove, but in the end, we think that ISU is just going to be too strong and will eventually pull away in this game.

Iowa State vs. Notre Dame Free Pick: Iowa State Cyclones +1.5
Iowa State vs. Notre Dame Predictions: Iowa State 78 – Notre Dame 68

 
March 15th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Louisville Cardinals pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Big East Tournament Semifinals Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Louisville Cardinals
Date: Friday, March 15th, 9:00 ET
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Notre Dame vs. Louisville Live TV: ESPN

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The Fighting Irish were definitely the lesser of the two teams when they faced off with Louisville this year in South Bend, but magic got the game to overtime, and a couple hours and five extra sessions later, the game was decided by a bunch of reserves for Notre Dame. In Act II at the end of the regular season, Louisville simply overmatched the Irish from the opening tip. This time around, many think that the Big East Semifinals will provide the Cards with another stepping stone towards a No. 1 seed. We’re not all that sure. Here in the Big East Tournament, Head Coach Mike Bray has gotten the most out of his offense that we have seen in the last month and a half. Notre Dame scored 73 points yesterday, and that came without G Eric Atkins or F Jack Cooley really making that much of an impact on the game. C Gorgui Dieng has all of a sudden struggled here at the Garden, and Cooley would love to be able to get back at him for the 20 points, 11 boards, and five blocks that he had against the big man at the KFC Yum! Arena. Don’t be shocked if this one is a lot closer than the experts think. If G Russ Smith isn’t playing as well as he did last night against Villanova, the Cards could be watching their No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament go down the drain.

Notre Dame vs. Louisville Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Big East Tournament Semifinals Predictions: Notre Dame 74 – Louisville 72

 
March 14th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Marquette Golden Eagles pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Big East Tournament Quarterfinals Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Marquette Golden Eagles
Date: Thursday, March 13th, 9:00 ET
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Notre Dame vs. Marquette Live TV: ESPN

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We really don’t foresee a heck of a lot of upsets in the Big East Tournament, especially those of the epic variety. It wouldn’t be a massive shock if Head Coach Mike Bray’s team went into play at MSG for the second straight day and came up with a victory against Marquette, but it would definitely classify as an upset. The defense for the Irish simply has to be better than it has been of late. The team allowed 61 last night to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a good, yet not great effort, and it allowed 73 the game before to the Louisville Cardinals. This really is as much of a bet against Marquette as anything else, though. The Golden Eagles feel like they have been putting this together with smoke and mirrors this year. Head Coach Buzz Williams has done a great job putting this team together, but these last two road games of the year, narrow escapes against the Scarlet Knights and the seemingly hapless St. John’s Red Storm are worrisome. Marquette doesn’t have a great history of playing here at Madison Square Garden, and we don’t think that it is ready for this moment on Thursday night. Roll with Notre Dame to post a second straight ‘W’.

Notre Dame vs. Marquette Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Big East Tournament Quarterfinals Predictions: Notre Dame 66 – Marquette 63

 
March 13th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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CappersInfo is back with its Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish picks and predictions, as we look to give you all of the college basketball advice and tips that you need to beat your online sportsbook for this crucial Wednesday night tilt.

Big East Tournament Picks: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Wednesday, March 13th, 9:00 ET
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame Live TV: ESPN2

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The Fighting Irish could get a bit of a challenge here from the Scarlet Knights if they aren’t careful. Notre Dame is a great team, but it has lost its way offensively, averaging just 59.0 points per game in its last six. Rutgers meanwhile, hasn’t lost a game by more than eight points in nine games, and it looked great last night, albeit against the lowly DePaul Blue Demons. Men are stepping up all over the place for Head Coach Mike Rice, and he has to know that his team has a shot to make it to the NIT if it can win this game and pull off the upset. Will Rutgers ultimately get the job done? We’re not all that sure. However, we know that this is a lot of points that the Scarlet Knights are going to be getting to start off in the second round of the Big East Tournament, and at just 3-3 SU and ATS in its last six games, we don’t want to be backing the Irish right now.

Rutgers vs. Notre Dame Pick: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big East Second Round Prediction: Notre Dame 61 – Rutgers 58

 
March 8th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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CappersInfo is back with its Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Louisville Cardinals picks and predictions, as we look to give you all of the college basketball advice and tips that you need to beat your online sportsbook for this crucial Saturday night tilt.

College Basketball Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Louisville Cardinals
Date: Saturday, March 9th, 4:00 ET
Location: KFC Yum! Arena, Louisville, KY
Notre Dame vs. Louisville Live TV: CBS

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The Fighting Irish really don’t have a whole heck of a lot to play for at this point. They know that they are going to the NCAA Tournament, and they probably know that they aren’t winning the Big East Tournament, so there really isn’t much motivation in this one. Louisville, on the other hand, has a whole heck of a lot to play for. We’ll start with the obvious revenge factor. The Cards are the team that will be looking for some blood after losing in five overtimes to reserves in South Bend a month ago. Louisville is also seeking at least a share of the regular season Big East title, something that will be acquired with a win. The outright title could be had still as well. On top of that, it’s tough to look past how well the Cards have been playing. They have nine wins out of 10 games, with the lone loss coming to Notre Dame, and they are 6-3 ATS in those games if you take out the coin flip that was lost against the Fighting Irish. Here’s the problem: This is a whole heck of a lot of points to be laying in a game like this. Notre Dame will at least stick around and keep this one remotely close, though we don’t think there’s a way that it is going to win this game.

Notre Dame vs. Louisville Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish +12.5
Notre Dame vs. Louisville Prediction: Louisville 68 – Notre Dame 59

 
March 5th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Tuesday night. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and St. John’s Red Storm will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: St. John’s Red Storm @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Tuesday, March 5th, 7:00 ET
Location: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, IN
St. John’s vs. Notre Dame Live TV: ESPN

The Johnnies are on life support at this point, and that’s bad news for a team that really needs to win at least three or four more games to think about a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Now, to make matters worse, the Red Storm’s leading scorer, G D’Angelo Harrison has been suspended for the rest of the year, which leaves just one man that is averaging double digits in scoring per game on the roster. The trip to Notre Dame was going to be bad enough with Harrison out there, but without him ,the quest becomes virtually impossible. The one double-digit scorer left in the fold, F Jakarr Sampson is going to be matched up with F Jack Cooley all night long, and this is as difficult of an assignment for a team in the Big East as you’re going to find when push comes to shove. St. John’s did win when these two teams met the first time around, but that doesn’t mean that it is going to even come close to happening again. Roll with the Fighting Irish to finish off St. John’s with a double digit victory.

St. John’s vs. Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish -8.5
St. John’s vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Notre Dame 69 – St. John’s 57

 
March 1st, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Marquette Golden Eagles pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Free College Basketball Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Marquette Golden Eagles
Date: Saturday, March 2nd, 2:00 ET
Location: BMO Harris Center, Milwaukee, WI
Notre Dame vs. Marquette Live TV: ESPN

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It’s difficult to fathom, but a Marquette team that started off the year at a modest 7-3 with a loss to the Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix is all of a sudden in the running for a Top 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. How have the Golden Eagles done it? It certainly isn’t the product of the offense, which is averaging 69.4 points per game, and it isn’t necessarily the defense either. Averaging 62.5 points per game allowed is good, but it’s not great by Big East standards. It really has just been that “it” factor. The team is a perfect 15-0 SU at home, and this is the home finale against a Notre Dame team that probably is set to take its foot off of the gas pedal at some point in the near future. The Irish have picked up back to back huge wins against the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Cincinnati Bearcats, and they have done so by playing some stout defense. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, these games have been the anomaly, and we think that the team is going to revert back to its old ways of playing inefficient defense for Head Coach Mike Bray. Go with the Golden Eagles to fly high on Saturday in what should be the game to ensure that they are going to be getting a double bye in the Big East Tournament.

Notre Dame vs. Marquette Pick: Marquette Golden Eagles -6
Notre Dame vs. Marquette Prediction: Marquette 76 – Notre Dame 62

 
February 24th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Free College Basketball Picks: Cincinnati Bearcats @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Sunday, February 24th, 2:00 ET
Location: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, IN
Cincinnati vs. Notre Dame Live TV: CBS

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The Fighting Irish know that they are probably on the right side of the bubble for good for the NCAA Tournament, especially after going on the road and beating the Pitt Panthers earlier this week. Two more wins would absolutely remove all doubt, but we don’t think that there is anything more than Head Coach Mike Bray’s team has to do to dance. Cincinnati on the other hand, needs this win in a bad way. Once thought to perhaps be a No. 4 seed or so, the Bearcats have dropped four out of five, including losing an inexplicable game to the Providence Friars. There have been some close calls on the road of late, but the Selection Committee isn’t going to care that the Bearcats lost by two to Syracuse and seven in OT to UConn. Losses are losses. G Sean Kilpatrick and the gang have really been struggling now that they are playing against the best teams in the Big East, and this is going to be another one of these days where a better team simply gets the better of the Bearcats. Back the Irish at home to continue streaking towards March Madness.

Cincinnati vs. Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish -3.5
Cincinnati vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Notre Dame 68 – Cincinnati 59

 
February 17th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Pittsburgh Panthers pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Free College Basketball Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Pittsburgh Panthers
Date: Monday, February 18th, 7:00 ET
Location: Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh Live TV: ESPN

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There is going to be a massive score to settle for the Panthers in this one against Notre Dame. The way that these two teams played the first time around, a dominating 72-59 victory in favor of the Fighting Irish, U-Pitt clearly has to be ready for blood. The good news for the Panthers is that they have been playing a heck of a lot better basketball over the course of these last few weeks than the Irish have. Notre Dame is very lucky to not have 10 losses in a row under its belt, as it has been a long while since the team has really played the part of a Top 25 squad. Pittsburgh meanwhile, continues to be a dominating defensive team that can dominate on the glass. If F Jack Cooley ends up getting stuffed up on the glass by F Talib Zanna and the crew, this could be a long game for the Fighting Irish. As we see it, that’s exactly what is going to happen on Monday. Back the Panthers and lay the points on Monday night.

Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh Pick: Pittsburgh Panthers -10.5
Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh Prediction: Pittsburgh 61 – Notre Dame 50

 
February 9th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Saturday night. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Louisville Cardinals will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: Louisville Cardinals @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Saturday, February 9th, 9:00 ET
Location: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, IN
Louisville vs. Notre Dame Live TV: ESPN

If you’re a fan of the Fighting Irish, you absolutely cannot like what you saw earlier this week on the road against the Syracuse Orange. The zone defense absolutely crushed this Notre Dame offense, and now, with very little time to prepare, the same type of defensive look is going to be coming to South Bend. The Cardinals really seem like they have gotten their stride back after losing their way for a few weeks when they were ranked No. 1 in America. They crushed both Rutgers and Marquette after surviving against Providence, and they are ready to take to the road again to beat one of the better teams that this conference has to offer. The Irish just don’t have the scorers right now aside from G Jerian Grant, G Eric Atkins, and F Jack Cooley. Cooley could be neutralized by C Gorgui Dieng, and it’s tough to think that there is going to be enough from the rest of the players in this backcourt for Notre Dame to get the job done. We definitely want the Cardinals on our side on Saturday night.

Louisville vs. Notre Dame Pick: Louisville Cardinals -5.5
Louisville vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Louisville 67 – Notre Dame 59

 
February 4th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Monday night. The Syracuse Orange and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Syracuse Orange
Date: Monday, February 4th, 7:00 ET
Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Notre Dame vs. Syracuse Live TV: ESPN

When we look at the Fighting Irish and the Orange, we see two of the exact same team. On one hand, we see a Notre Dame outfit that is missing G Scott Martin and is relying pretty much solely on the play of G Jerian Grant, F Jack Cooley, and G Eric Atkins. On the other hand, we see a Syracuse team that is missing F James Southerland and is relying virtually entirely upon F CJ Fair, G Brandon Triche, and G Michael Carter-Williams. The only reason that the spread is this high is because the Cuse have a huge win on the road against the Louisville Cardinals to their credit. The Fighting Irish have struggled with some of the Big East’s cellar dwellers, but this is really the first chance to take on an elite team on the road at this level. We do think that Syracuse is going to win this game, if for nothing else, the fact that it has the Carrier Dome faithful on its side trying to remove a bad two game losing streak on the road. However, these two teams are not separated by nine points, even in the Big Apple.

Notre Dame vs. Syracuse Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish +9
Notre Dame vs. Syracuse Prediction: Syracuse 65 – Notre Dame 61

 
January 30th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Villanova Wildcats vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Free College Basketball Picks: Villanova Wildcats @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Wednesday, January 30th, 6:00 ET
Location: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, IN
Villanova vs. Notre Dame Live TV: ESPN2

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Villanova is all the rage right now, and we’re wonder if the team is going to get some love for the NCAA Tournament over the course of the next few weeks as a result. Sure there are some suspect losses, but throw in two massive home wins over Louisville and Syracuse and get to 20 wins in the Big East, and it’ll be tough to at least not consider the Cats. Of course, this game is back on the road and not in the City of Brotherly Love, which isn’t going to help matters any. The Wildcats are a solid 4-1-1 ATS this year away from home, but they have largely been getting massive numbers such as +14 at Syracuse. This is a big challenge, though. Notre Dame is back to its winning ways, and though it is just 5-7 ATS at home this year, there is clearly going to be a massive market correction on Villanova’s side. This is the last home game that the Irish are playing until February 9th, and they are going to want to make the most of it. We think that F Jack Cooley and the gang are going to come out of the blocks like a house of fire in this one to put aside a suddenly stingy Villanova team.

Villanova vs. Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame Fighting Irish -7.5
Villanova vs. Notre Dame Prediction: Notre Dame 77 – Villanova 64