Miami Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 2/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

Petersen Events Center is the location where the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-17) will take on the Miami Hurricanes (19-8) on Tuesday.

The Miami Hurricanes faced off with Virginia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 21 and Virginia recorded 15 fouls. They made 5 of their 16 tries from long range. Virginia finished the contest at 76.0% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 25 tries. In addition, Virginia had 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Virginia recorded 17 assists and had 1 steal in this game. Pertaining to defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the field on 25 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 9 of 9 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Miami ended the game with a 41.8% FG percentage (28 of 67) and converted 6 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Kameron McGusty is one guy who was important for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He played for 38 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-8 this year. They are turning it over 9.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Miami is snagging 30.9 boards per contest and has earned 367 assists on the year, which has them ranked 129th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hurricanes are shooting 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (199 of 568) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They average 74.5 points per contest (98th in the nation) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are conceding 35.4% from beyond the arc and they are 240th in college hoops in points per game allowed (71.0). The Hurricanes are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (720 of 1,557) and they concede 35.0 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 336th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 417 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Pittsburgh Panthers went home defeated by a final of 68-62 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Panthers snagged 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this matchup. They coughed it up 15 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. Georgia Tech was called for 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Pittsburgh knocked down 5 of their 20 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Panthers shot 21 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Panthers allowed Georgia Tech to convert 26 of their 56 tries from the field which had them at 46.4% in the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from distance via 6 of 18 and finished the game at 10 of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Pittsburgh allowed Georgia Tech to get 30 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Mouhamadou Gueye pitched in for the Panthers for the game. He knocked down 10 of 15 for this game for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 12 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 40 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 11-17 on the season. The Panthers commit 15.5 fouls per contest and they hit 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per game (313th in the country) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Pittsburgh has scored 1,749 pts for the season (62.5 per game) and they collect 34.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Panthers are shooting 41.4% from the field, which is ranked 306th in the country.

The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 103rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.5. They are able to force 10.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (147th in college basketball). The Pittsburgh defense allows 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (235 of 668) and their opposition makes 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.2 assists and 31.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 287th and 37th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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