Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Miami Hurricanes (15-3) are hitting the road to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday where they will go up against the Duke Blue Devils (13-5).

The Miami Hurricanes played Syracuse and notched a win by a score of 82-78 in their last contest. Miami ended the contest having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (25 out of 60) and buried 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 25 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 29 of 67 shooting. Syracuse dished out 19 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Moreover, Syracuse totaled 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Syracuse went 82.4% at the free throw line by converting 14 of 17 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 20 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 18 while Syracuse racked up 19 personal fouls.

Harlond Beverly is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He notched 16 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 57.1% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-3 this year. They turn it over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.7 fouls per game. As a team, Miami is pulling in 34.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 265 dimes on the year, which is 120th in the nation in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are hitting 33.7% on shots from downtown (131 of 389) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 78.4 pts per game (46th in the nation) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hurricanes are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 233rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 249 relinquished this year. The Hurricanes are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (468 of 1,082) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 31.9% on 3-pointers while they are 201st in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.9).

When they last played, the Duke Blue Devils took a defeat with a final score of 72-64 when they faced Clemson. In reference to cleaning the glass, Duke permitted Clemson to pull down 32 overall (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 17.6% from three-point range by going 3 of 17 and finished the contest at 15 of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Blue Devils allowed Clemson to convert 27 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.8% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Devils ended up going 24 out of 63 from the field which had them at 38.1%. With respect to three-point attempts, Duke made 3 of their 20 tries (15.0%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Clemson had 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 18 shots. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Blue Devils snagged 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game.

Kyle Filipowski ended up being a factor for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He earned 18 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 8 out of 22 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 14 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 13-5 so far this season. The Blue Devils commit 15.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per game (137th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. Duke has totaled 1,300 points for the season (72.2 per contest) and they pull in 39.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Blue Devils are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 260th in the country.

The Duke defense surrenders 28.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (100 of 352) and opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.3 assists and 30.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 86th and 17th in college hoops. The Blue Devils on the defensive side of the court are 41st in the country in points per game surrendered with 63.4. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (91st in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duke

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