Purcell Pavilion · at Notre Dame
#324LIULong Island
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#71NDNotre Dame
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Season records: Long Island and Notre Dame
LIUThis seasonND
0-0Record1-0
0-0ATS1-0
0-0O/U1-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects ND 85–61 · win probability ND 98%
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model 145.7
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: ND has more of the edges

LIU 2, ND 5 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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LIU offense vs ND defense
Offense 339th of 366 against a defense 63rd, on the model’s ratings
Context
Schedule so far
LIU has played the 290th-hardest schedule, ND the 69th. A record against a soft schedule means less
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ND offense vs LIU defense
Offense 76th of 366 against a defense 283rd, on the model’s ratings
NDSmall
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: LIU 33.9%, ND 31.2%. Defensive: LIU 67.0%, ND 73.3%
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Turnovers
Turnover rate: LIU 19.0%, ND 16.9%. Forced: LIU 18.7%, ND 14.0%
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Shooting
Effective FG%: LIU 52.8 and allows 50.0; ND 52.3 and allows 51.8
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: LIU 6%, ND 38%. Transfers in: LIU 6, ND 5. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Home court
ND at home. This season: ND 0-0 at home, LIU 0-0 away
Even
Three-pointers
LIU hits 35.8% and allows 32.2%; ND hits 35.6% and allows 33.2%. Threes are 29.3% and 43.5% of their shots
Even
Free throws
Free throw rate: LIU 34.0, ND 34.1. Allowed: LIU 34.7, ND 36.2
Context
Tempo
About 68 possessions: LIU plays 68.5 a game (206th fastest), ND 67.7 (239th). Faster games mean more points

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—ND -24.1—
Total—145.7—
Projected score—LIU 60.8 · ND 84.9

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadND -14.2—
1H total68.2—
1H projected scoreLIU 27 · ND 41.2—

Notre Dame has the better starters

Position by position: Long Island 0, Notre Dame 3, even 2
Long IslandBetterNotre Dame
G J. Pickett TR5.7 pts · 1.5 reb · 2.2 ast Score 2
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G B. Shrewsberry15 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast Score 73
G K. Jones TR4.4 pts · 1 reb · 0.4 ast Score 13
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G E. Roberts TR11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast Score 64
G D. Davis TR0.7 pts · 0.3 reb · 1 ast Not ranked
No call
G B. Smith TR16 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast Score 91
G D. Jean-Charles TR0.8 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.5 ast Not ranked
No call
G D. Brown TR6.4 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.5 ast Score 43
F J. Johnson TR6.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast Score 33
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C L. Duncomb TR18.2 pts · 8.7 reb · 1.6 ast Score 99
Long IslandBetterNotre Dame
LIU offense339th of 366 · -11.1
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ND defense63rd of 366 · +1.2
LIU defense283rd of 366 · -7.1
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ND offense76th of 366 · +1.1
Backcourt-6.7 · 4 players
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Backcourt+4.7 · 4 players
Frontcourt-0.8 · 1 player
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Frontcourt+7.1 · 1 player
Bench-1.6 · 3 players
Even
Bench-0.9 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestLIU betterND betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Long Island
Guards
J. Pickett27 min · TRK. Jones11 min · TRD. Davis9 min · TRD. Jean-Charles9 min · TRM. Ndlovu-Fraser8 minV. AlletteNew
Forwards
J. Johnson15 min · TRJ. Howard7 min · TRX. Li4 minM. BewleyNewR. BewleyNewT. BowlesNew
Notre Dame
Guards
B. Shrewsberry36 minE. Roberts32 min · TRB. Smith31 min · TRD. Brown24 min · TRL. Imes21 minB. Stevens2 min
Forwards
B. Koehler16 minB. Ruglass Dortch15 min · TRY. DialloNewL. DevineNew
Centers
L. Duncomb25 min · TRT. AhnemanNewG. SolongoNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
LIUND
Scoring
73.6 #214Points per game74.5 #180
1.08 #185Points per possession1.10 #143
68.5 #206Pace (possessions)67.7 #239
Shooting
52.8 #112Effective FG%52.3 #133
35.8 #673-point %35.6 #82
29.3 #3543-point attempt rate43.5 #101
34.0 #207Free throw rate34.1 #206
Possessions
19.0 #320Turnover rate16.9 #199
33.9 #70Offensive rebound rate31.2 #155
13.7 #170Assists per game12.3 #267
Defense
71.7 #99Points allowed75.3 #197
1.04 #80Points allowed per possession1.11 #255
50.0 #102Opponent effective FG%51.8 #200
32.2 #72Opponent 3-point %33.2 #138
18.7 #61Turnovers forced14.0 #337
67.0 #299Defensive rebound rate73.3 #27
7.8 #56Steals per game4.5 #355
5.4 #9Blocks per game2.2 #328

Long Island

24-11 in 2025-26 overall · 18-3 in conference · Northeast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Arizona58–92
  • Wvs Mercyhurst79–70
  • Wvs Wagner64–56
  • Wvs Chicago St79–75
  • Wvs FDU74–60

A week or more of rest.

Notre Dame

13-18 in 2025-26 overall · 4-14 in conference · Atlantic Coast Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ Boston College69–77
  • Lvs Stanford78–86
  • Wvs NC State96–90
  • Lvs Duke56–100
  • L@ Pitt68–73

A week or more of rest.