Notre Dame vs. SMU Women’s Basketball who will leave with the victory.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, currently holding a record of 15-2, seek to extend their impressive nine-game winning streak at home as they prepare to face the SMU Mustangs, who have a record of 10-8, on January 19, 2025. In their latest outing, Notre Dame secured a victory against Georgia Tech with a score of 81-66, led by Sonia Citron, who scored 21 points. Conversely, SMU faced a defeat against North Carolina, finishing at 64-33, with Kaysia Woods contributing 12 points as the team's leading scorer. This exciting matchup between the Fighting Irish and the Mustangs is scheduled for Sunday, January 19, 2025, with the opening tip-off set for 6:00 PM ET at Purcell Pavilion.

Notre Dame boasts an average of 87.4 points per game, ranking fifth in college basketball, while allowing 61.5 points per game, placing them 117th in the same category. The team has a total scoring differential of +439, outpacing their opponents by an average of 25.9 points per game. The Fighting Irish score 22.0 points more than the Mustangs concede, which is 65.4 points per game. 

In terms of three-point shooting, Notre Dame makes 2.8 more three-pointers per game than their opponents, averaging 8.2 (37th in college basketball) compared to 5.4. Offensively, the Fighting Irish have shown a stronger performance at home this season, with an average of 94.1 points per game, in contrast to 83.8 points per game when playing away. Recently, Notre Dame has experienced a scoring surge, averaging 88.6 points per game over their last 10 games, which is 1.2 points higher than their season average of 87.4.

SMU is outscoring opponents by 1.7 points per game, with a +31 scoring differential overall. It puts up 67.1 points per game (151st in college basketball) and gives up 65.4 per contest (208th in college basketball).

The Mustangs average 67.1 points, 5.6 more than the Fighting Irish allow.

SMU makes 5.8 three-pointers per game (219th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.5 on average.

At home the Mustangs are scoring 65.5 points per game, 5.2 fewer points than they are averaging away (70.7).

Over its last 10 games, SMU is scoring 65.1 points per game, 2.0 fewer points than its season average (67.1).