Miami Hurricanes vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

The Kentucky Wildcats (5-1) are hosting the Miami Hurricanes (5-0) at Rupp Arena on Tuesday.

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas State and took home the win by a score of 91-83 in their last game. Miami finished the contest with a 53.3% FG percentage (32 of 60) and made 12 of their 24 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Hurricanes converted 15 of their 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 25 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 49.3% from the field on 33 of 67 shooting. Kansas State doled out 11 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. Furthermore, Kansas State collected 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kansas State finished the game at 76.5% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 17 attempts. They also converted 4 of their 28 tries from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 19 and Kansas State recorded 18 fouls.

Nijel Pack is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the contest at 56.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He played for 36 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He walked away with 28 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Miami will play this game with a mark of 5-0 this year. They have an average of 89.0 points per outing (14th in the nation) on 52.4% from the field. The Hurricanes are connecting on 45.8% on shots from beyond the arc (54 of 118) and 82.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling in 36.0 boards per game and has totaled 80 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 215th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Hurricanes are forcing 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are surrendering 26.8% on 3-pointers while they are 212th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (72.6). The Hurricanes are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.3% (140 of 339) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 58th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 58 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 118-82 when they faced Marshall. The Wildcats were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. Marshall was called for 13 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. In terms of shots from downtown, Kentucky made 16 of their 27 tries (59.3%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 74 from the floor which had them sitting at 60.8%. The Wildcats permitted Marshall to bury 29 of their 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0% in this game. They finished shooting 34.6% from 3-point land by going 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Kentucky permitted Marshall to pull down 33 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

D.J. Wagner pitched in for the Wildcats for the contest. He scored 28 points in his 26 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists for the matchup. He converted 10 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 1 rebound.

Kentucky has a record of 5-1 on the season. The Wildcats have committed 12.8 fouls per game and they connect on 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per game (8th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.2 times per contest. Kentucky has earned 566 points for the season (94.3 per game) and they grab 38.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 50.6% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the country.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 207th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (114th in college hoops). The Kentucky defense concedes 32.9% on shots from distance (56 of 170) and their opposition makes 69.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 16.0 assists and 36.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 340th and 251st in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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