Notre Dame vs. Kent State Prediction, Odds, Picks – Women's NCAA Tournament First Round

Updated Mar. 23, 2024 2:02 p.m. ET

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A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 15th-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes (21-10) take the court as 30-point underdogs against the No. 2 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (26-6) on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion. The contest begins at 2:15 PM ET on ESPN. Here's what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 2-15 matchup. The matchup has a point total of 139.5.

Notre Dame vs. Kent State Game Info

Game Day: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Follow this game live on FOX Sports

Notre Dame vs. Kent State Odds

Fighting Irish vs Golden Flashes Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Fighting Irish	-30	-108	-112	139.5	-117	-106	-	-

Notre Dame vs. Kent State Prediction

Computer Pick ATS: Kent State (+30)
Computer Pick OU: Under (139.5)
Computer Prediction: Notre Dame 80, Kent State 57

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Notre Dame Betting Insights

The Fighting Irish have beaten the spread 18 times in 31 games.
Notre Dame has an ATS record of 3-2 as 30-point favorites or more.
There have been 13 Fighting Irish games (out of 31) that went over the total this season.

Kent State Betting Insights

The Golden Flashes are 8-5-0 against the spread this year.
The Golden Flashes have played 16 games this year, and eight of them have hit the over.

Notre Dame's Top Performers

Notre Dame Leaders | Last 10 Games
Name	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Hannah Hidalgo	19.6	7.1	5.6	3.4	0.2	1.0
Maddy Westbald	15.5	8.9	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.5
Sonia Citron	16.9	5.4	2.3	2.1	0.9	1.3
KK Bransford	6.5	3.7	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.2
Kylee Watson	4.1	4.4	1.1	0.9	1.4	0.0

Kent State's Top Performers

Kent State Leaders | Last 10 Games
Name	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Katie Shumate	16.6	8.9	2.3	1.0	1.1	1.6
Bridget Dunn	8.7	9.0	0.9	0.6	0.6	2.1
Jenna Batsch	13.4	2.5	2.5	1.0	0.2	1.0
Dionna Gray	6.7	4.1	4.2	1.1	0.1	0.9
Janae Tyler	9.3	3.3	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.0