Miami Hurricanes vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/26/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+4)

The Texas Longhorns (29-8) are hosting the Miami Hurricanes (28-7) at T-Mobile Center on Sunday. Texas opens this matchup as 4-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 150.5.

The Miami Hurricanes faced Houston and took home the win by a score of 89-75 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 16 while Houston finished the game with 16 fouls. They also made 9 of their 31 shots from distance. Houston went 90.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Houston pulled down 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Houston doled out 16 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hurricanes knocked down 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. Miami ended the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 of 60) and converted 11 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Nijel Pack is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played 35 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He notched 26 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Miami will enter this game with a mark of 28-7 for the year. They turn it over 11.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.3 fouls every game. As a team, Miami is collecting 35.1 rebounds per game and has earned 514 dimes on the campaign, which is 49th in the nation in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are connecting on 37.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (269 of 727) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 79.4 pts per game (22nd in D-1) while hitting 48.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Hurricanes are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 232nd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (71.7). The Hurricanes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (933 of 2,097) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 337th in the nation in allowing assists with 500 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns got the victory with a final of 83-71 when they played Xavier. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Texas allowed Xavier to get 33 overall (9 offensive). They went 41.2% from downtown by going 7 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 12 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Longhorns permitted Xavier to convert 28 out of 64 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 43.8% for this contest. In all, the Longhorns went 32 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.5%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Texas knocked down 7 of their 12 tries (58.3%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.2%. Xavier earned 15 fouls for the game which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Longhorns recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the contest.

Tyrese Hunter was important for the Longhorns for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in this matchup.

Texas has a win-loss record of 29-8 on the campaign. The Longhorns are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.1 times per contest (20th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. Texas has accounted for 2,882 points for the year (77.9 per contest) and they collect 34.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 34th in the nation.

The Texas defense concedes 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (238 of 733) and their opponents are converting on 72.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.1 dimes and 34.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 60th and 220th in those categories. The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 96th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 67.3. They are forcing 15.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (75th in Division 1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas (-4) and under 150.5 points

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