WagerTalk and GoldSheet Director of Content James Bunting offers his Notre Dame vs St Mary’s betting preview for Monday, November 22 as part of the Las Vegas-based Maui Invitational. At the time of posting, the Fighting Irish have opened as a 1-point favorite over the Gaels, with the total at 132 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest College Basketball<\/a>\u00a0updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Maui Invitational has been moved to Las Vegas\u2019 Michelob Ultra Arena inside the Mandalay Bay for this year due to ongoing COVID-related travel restrictions getting in and out of Hawaii. The location is different, but the field remains terrific as teams like Oregon, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Butler and Houston join the Gaels and Fighting Irish in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n This is the ultimate strength-on-strength matchup. Few teams shoot as many three-pointers as the Irish, and no one is better at running teams off the three-point line like St Mary’s. So far this season, 50.4-percent of Notre Dame’s field goal attempts have come from three-point range. Last year, St Mary’s was No. 3 in the country in fewest threes allowed.<\/p>\n Irish guard Prentiss Hubb is 1-for-13 from deep so far this season, and Notre Dame as a team is shooting 29.3-percent from three-point range. So if the Irish are going to continue their high-volume approach from deep, they’re going to need a couple more of those to fall if they’re going to have success tonight.<\/p>\n St Mary’s ranks No. 14 in KenPom’s minutes continuity and this team is loaded with upper classmen who are hungry to atone for last year’s lost season. The Gaels’ top three producers this season – Dan Fotu, Logan Johnson and Tommy Kuhse – are all seniors. Here’s how St Mary’s ranked in three-point shooting over the last five years:<\/p>\n 2016: 41.0-percent (No. 6 in the nation) It’s pretty easy to see where last year’s season went off the rails. St Mary’s top shooter, Alex Ducas, missed the majority of last season with a shoulder injury and that sent the Gaels’ shooting into a tailspin. It’s hard to use last year’s numbers with this year’s team, because with him back in the lineup, they’re a whole new unit.<\/p>\n My colleagues from The GoldSheet<\/a> may offer a slight disagreement and you can check out their analysis below, but I’ve got my eyes on St Mary’s in a virtual pick’em tonight against Notre Dame.<\/p>\n \u2600\ufe0f Rise and shine! Today’s college basketball slate starts in a little over four hours (11am ET tip!). Our odds screen is separated into these mini tournaments to help you quickly and easily find the games that you’re looking for. \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNotre Dame vs St Mary’s Predictions<\/h3>\n
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\n2017: 39.4-percent (No. 15)
\n2018: 41.0-percent (No. 5)
\n2019: 37.8-percent (No. 32)
\n2020: 29.4-percent (No. 327)<\/p>\n\n
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