Miami Hurricanes vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

Littlejohn Coliseum is where the Clemson Tigers (18-5) will play the Miami Hurricanes (17-5) on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes faced off with Virginia Tech and notched a win by a score of 92-83 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 16 and Virginia Tech finished the game with 15 fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter. Virginia Tech finished shooting 90.0% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 20 tries. Moreover, Virginia Tech pulled down 21 boards (2 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Virginia Tech doled out 14 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Miami allowed 56.9% from the field on 29 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Hurricanes converted 14 of their 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Miami ended the contest having earned a 58.3% field goal percentage (35 of 60) and buried 8 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Norchad Omier is one guy who was important in the matchup. He finished with 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and also totaled 8 boards. He shot 75.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a record of 17-5 for the year. They average 78.3 pts per contest (41st in D-1) while shooting 48.3% from the field. The Hurricanes are connecting on 35.9% on shots from downtown (168 of 468) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling down 34.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 330 assists on the campaign, which is 81st in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Hurricanes are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.8 fouls. They are surrendering 32.3% on 3-pointers and they are 200th in the country in points per game allowed (70.1). The Hurricanes defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (574 of 1,323) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 250th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 306 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 62-54 against Boston College. In regard to cleaning the glass, Clemson permitted Boston College to snag 30 overall (7 offensive). They went 25.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 16 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Tigers permitted Boston College to bury 22 of their 55 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers ended up going 16 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.8%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Clemson converted 6 of 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. Boston College earned 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Tigers collected 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the matchup.

Hunter Tyson was important for the Tigers in this matchup. He had 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this game. He made 6 of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 8 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 18-5 on the season. The Tigers commit 17.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 80.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per game (108th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. Clemson has totaled 1,697 points this year (73.8 per contest) and they pull down 35.2 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is 91st in college basketball.

The Clemson defense surrenders 32.1% on 3-point attempts (177 of 551) and their opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.2 dimes and 33.3 total boards per game, which ranks 72nd and 129th in D-1. The Tigers defensively are ranked 94th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.6. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the floor (21st in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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