Notre Dame vs. Evansville betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) are heavily favored (-16.5) to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Evansville Purple Aces (4-6) at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Purcell Pavilion. The contest airs on ACC Network. The matchup has an over/under set at 134.5 points.

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Notre Dame Cover -16.5 vs Evansville -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Notre Dame vs. Evansville betting lines

  • Notre Dame moneyline odds to win: -2564
  • Evansville moneyline odds to win: +1180
  • Spread: Notre Dame (-16.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Notre Dame statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Notre Dame had a better record against the spread when playing at home (7-9-0) than it did in away games (5-7-0) last season.
  • When playing at home last season, the Fighting Irish went over the over/under 43.8% of the time (seven of 16 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, going over the total in 58.3% of games (seven of 12).
  • At home last season, Notre Dame won more often as a moneyline favorite, posting a record of 9-2 (.818). In road games, it was 3-2 (.600) as a moneyline favorite.

Last season stats

  • At 72.6 points scored per game and 72.5 points conceded last season, the Fighting Irish were 212th in the nation on offense and 195th defensively.
  • Last season, Notre Dame was 194th in college basketball in rebounds (31.6 per game) and 56th in rebounds conceded (29.1).
  • Last season the Fighting Irish were ranked 323rd in the nation in assists with 11.4 per game.

Notre Dame betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-3-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (85th in nation) 42.0 (114th) 33.5 (180th) 26.5 (18th) 13.6 (236th) 10.8 (108th)

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Evansville statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Evansville had a better winning percentage at home (.533, 8-7-0 record) than on the road (.467, 7-8-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Purple Aces games went over more often at home (eight of 15, 53.3%) than on the road (five of 15, 33.3%) last season.
  • As moneyline underdogs last season, the Purple Aces won a higher percentage of games at home (5-7) than away (4-11).

Last season stats

  • While the Purple Aces ranked in the bottom 25 in the country in points per game last year with 66.0 (13th-worst), they ranked 137th in college basketball with 70.7 points allowed per contest.
  • Last year Evansville averaged 29.3 rebounds per game (323rd-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 32.6 rebounds per contest (274th-ranked).
  • The Purple Aces averaged 12.6 assists per game, which ranked them 250th in the nation.

Evansville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (293rd in nation) 42.9 (154th) 30.2 (293rd) 30.0 (124th) 14.2 (198th) 12.4 (235th)
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