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Jacksonville @ Notre Dame

Current Records: Jacksonville 7-3; Notre Dame 7-5

What to Know

The Jacksonville Dolphins are on the road again Tuesday and play against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7 p.m. ET Dec. 27 at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. The Dolphins will be strutting in after a victory while Notre Dame will be stumbling in from a defeat.

The stars were brightly shining for Jacksonville in a 66-55 win over the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks last week.

Notre Dame lost a heartbreaker to the Florida State Seminoles when they met in March, and they left with a heavy heart again last Wednesday. Notre Dame was just a bucket shy of a win and fell 73-72 to FSU. Notre Dame's loss came about despite a quality game from guard JJ Starling, who had 20 points.

The Dolphins are expected to lose this next one by 8. Those who got lucky with them against the spread last Tuesday might want to hold off on placing bets this time since the team has yet to string together back-to-back wins against the spread.

Jacksonville is now 7-3 while the Fighting Irish sit at 7-5. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Jacksonville is stumbling into the contest with the 53rd fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 11.9 on average. Notre Dame has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 362nd worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only eight on average. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

  • When: Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center -- Notre Dame, Indiana
  • TV: ACC Network
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $5.00

Odds

The Fighting Irish are a big 8-point favorite against the Dolphins, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as an 8-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Notre Dame won the only game these two teams have played in the last eight years.

  • Dec 20, 2018 - Notre Dame 100 vs. Jacksonville 74