UCF Knights vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 11/13/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACC Network Extra

Watsco Center is where the Miami Hurricanes (10-17 last season) will try to beat the UCF Knights (11-12 last year) on Saturday.

The UCF Knights took the court against Robert Morris and went home with a win by a final score of 69-59 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Knights ended up with 15 and Robert Morris finished the game with 14 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 23 tries from long range. Robert Morris ended up shooting 93.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Robert Morris pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Robert Morris dished out 11 assists and had 4 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, UCF allowed the other team to go 32.8% from the floor on 20 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this game while creating 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knights made 7 of 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. UCF finished the game with a 43.8% FG percentage (28 out of 64) and buried 6 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

C.J. Walker is someone who came through in this game. He ended up shooting 55.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He played 25 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He ended up with 12 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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UCF heads into this contest after finishing with a mark of 11-12 last year. They averaged 67.2 points per outing (275th in Division 1) while going 42.9% from the field. The Knights shot 35.5% on shots from downtown (180 of 507) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a squad, UCF pulled down 33.3 rebounds per contest and racked up 285 dimes last season, which ranked 225th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad committed 16.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Knights forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.4 fouls. They relinquished 32.7% on 3-pointers and they were ranked 150th in college basketball in opponents points per game (69.4). The Knights defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (564 of 1,311) and they surrendered 34.8 boards per game as a unit. They were ranked 196th in the country in allowing assists 321 relinquished last season.

For their last game, the Miami Hurricanes went home victorious with a score of 77-67 against Canisius. In regard to rebounds, Miami allowed Canisius to pull down 25 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 23.8% from three-point range via 5 out of 21 and finished the contest at 14 out of 24 at the free throw line (58.3%). The Hurricanes allowed Canisius to bury 24 of 58 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.4% for the contest. Overall, the Hurricanes ended up going 29 out of 60 from the floor which had them at 48.3%. In relation to shooting from distance, Miami knocked down 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.6%. Canisius was called for 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Hurricanes collected 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest.

Kameron McGusty was important for the Hurricanes for this game. He converted 8 of 14 in this game for a rate of 57.1%, and had 10 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in the game.

Miami had a mark of 10-17 last year. The Hurricanes were responsible for committing 12.3 fouls every game and they hit 70.0% from the free throw line. They got an assist 11.3 times per game (298th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 12.6 times per game. Miami earned 1,794 points last season (66.4 per contest) and they averaged 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hurricanes shot 42.5% from the field, which was ranked 263rd in the nation.

The Miami defense gave up 37.8% from downtown (248 of 656) and their opposition knocked down 70.4% of their free throw shots. They allowed 14.9 dimes and 34.7 boards every game, which was ranked 297th and 164th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hurricanes on the defensive end were ranked 198th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 71.0. They were able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (240th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCF

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