Duke Blue Devils vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 3/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Friday, March 10, 2023

Location: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Duke (-3)

Greensboro Coliseum is where the Miami Hurricanes (24-6) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (23-8) on Friday. Miami opens this game as -3-point dogs. The total is set at 145.5.

The Duke Blue Devils played North Carolina and walked away with a win by a score of 62-57 in their last game. Duke ended with a 37.9% FG percentage (22 out of 58) and buried 4 of 13 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Blue Devils buried 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 4 assists in this game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to the defense, Duke allowed the other team to shoot 30.4% from the floor on 17 of 56 shooting. North Carolina distributed 8 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Moreover, North Carolina snagged 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Carolina finished shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 21 tries. They converted 5 out of their 23 tries from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Blue Devils ended up with 15 while North Carolina finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Kyle Filipowski is a guy who came through for this game. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and also grabbed 13 rebounds. He shot 41.2% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Duke will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 23-8 this year. They average 71.8 pts per contest (181st in the nation) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Blue Devils are hitting 32.9% on 3-point shots (210 of 638) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Duke is collecting 39.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 449 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 106th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Blue Devils are forcing 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are conceding 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 31st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.8). The Blue Devils are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.9% (735 of 1,797) and they concede 31.0 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 65th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 351 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Miami Hurricanes got the victory with a final of 78-76 against Pittsburgh. The Hurricanes pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, but wrapped up the game with no steals. Pittsburgh was called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Miami made 8 out of 17 tries (47.1%). When the game finished, the Hurricanes finished shooting 25 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Hurricanes allowed Pittsburgh to make 27 of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.6% for this game. They shot 42.3% from distance via 11 out of 26 and finished the contest at 11 out of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Pittsburgh to pull down 17 in total (2 on the offensive glass).

Wooga Poplar was important for the Hurricanes in this contest. He scored 18 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He made 6 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 24-6 so far this year. As an offense, the Hurricanes are connecting on 48.5% from the floor, which ranks them 17th in college basketball. Miami has scored 2,389 pts on the season (79.6 per game) and they collect 34.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (57th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. The Hurricanes are committing 14.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 33.1% from downtown (223 of 674) and opponents are converting on 74.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.3 assists and 31.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 299th and 44th in those categories. The Hurricanes defensively are ranked 232nd in the country in PPG given up with 71.7. They are forcing 12.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (261st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+3)

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