Miami Hurricanes vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 4/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+6)

NRG Stadium is the location where the UConn Huskies (29-8) will attempt to beat the Miami Hurricanes (29-7) on Saturday. Miami opens this game as 6-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 149.5.

The Miami Hurricanes faced Texas and notched a win by a score of 88-81 in their last game. Miami ended the contest with a 59.2% FG percentage (29 out of 49) and buried 2 of their 8 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 28 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 23 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists in this game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defense, Miami allowed 50.0% from the floor on 30 out of 60 shooting. Texas distributed 20 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Moreover, Texas snagged 23 boards (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas ended up going 73.3% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 15 attempts. They also buried 10 of 25 attempts from downtown. When it comes to fouls, the Hurricanes finished with 14 and Texas finished the game with 23 fouls.

Jordan Miller is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 100.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes played and also snagged 3 boards. He walked away with 27 points on 7 of 7 shooting.

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Miami steps onto the court with a record of 29-7 this season. They are turning it over 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 14.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is snagging 34.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 525 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 41st in the nation in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are connecting on 36.9% from downtown (271 of 735) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.6 points per contest (21st in D-1) on 48.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hurricanes have forced 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 fouls. They currently rank 348th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 520 relinquished for the year. The Hurricanes defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (963 of 2,157) and they surrender 31.9 boards per contest as a team. They give up 33.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 236th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (71.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies got the victory with a final of 82-54 when they faced Gonzaga. The Huskies were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. Gonzaga earned 12 personal fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. With respect to shooting from downtown, UConn converted 11 of their 31 tries (35.5%). When all was said and done, the Huskies finished the game shooting 30 out of 72 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Huskies allowed Gonzaga to convert 20 of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 33.3% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 10.0% from three-point range by going 2 of 20 and ended up shooting 12 out of 22 at the free throw line (54.5%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, UConn permitted Gonzaga to pull down 36 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Hawkins was important for the Huskies for this game. He converted 6 out of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

UConn has a record of 29-8 for the season. The Huskies commit 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 17.6 times per game (4th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. UConn has totaled 2,916 pts for the year (78.8 per contest) and they average 39.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is 67th in college basketball.

The UConn defense gives up 29.7% on 3-point shots (181 of 610) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 9.2 assists and 29.9 total boards per game, which is 7th and 7th in those categories on the defensive end. The Huskies defensively are ranked 35th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 64.4. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (20th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take UConn (-6) and under 149.5 points

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