Pittsburgh Panthers vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACCN

The Miami Hurricanes (23-6) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (21-9) at Watsco Center on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced Notre Dame and ended up losing by a score of 88-81 in their last game. Pittsburgh wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and converted 7 of their 22 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Panthers made 20 of 36 attempts for a rate of 55.6%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 8 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning defending, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the field on 26 out of 53 shooting. Notre Dame totaled 14 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. On top of that, Notre Dame totaled 32 boards (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Notre Dame shot 83.9% when shooting free throws by making 26 of their 31 attempts. They also converted 10 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Panthers finished with 20 while Notre Dame totaled 25 fouls.

Jamarius Burton is a player who was a major factor in the game. He scored 19 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes played and also snagged 8 boards. He ended up shooting 42.1% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Pittsburgh enters this game with a win-loss record of 21-9 so far this year. They have an average of 75.9 pts per game (84th in the nation) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor. The Panthers are connecting on 35.8% from downtown (281 of 785) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 432 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 98th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Panthers are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They rank 182nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 379 conceded for the year. The Panthers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (733 of 1,757) and they relinquish 33.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 32.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 153rd in the country in points per game allowed (69.0).

For their last game, the Miami Hurricanes took a defeat with a final score of 85-84 when they faced Florida State. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Florida State to snag 29 in total (5 offensive). They finished 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Hurricanes permitted Florida State to convert 33 out of 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.4% for the contest. Overall, the Hurricanes went 34 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Miami made 8 out of their 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Florida State committed 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Hurricanes earned 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest.

Jordan Miller was important for the Hurricanes for this contest. He earned 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in this contest. He made 9 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 56.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 23-6 this year. As an offense, the Hurricanes are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which is ranked 16th in the country. Miami has accounted for 2,311 points this season (79.7 per game) and they pull in 34.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (55th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 14.2 fouls per contest and they hit 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes on the defensive end are ranked 227th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 71.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (260th in D-1). The Miami defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (212 of 648) and opponents are knocking down 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.3 dimes and 32.0 total boards per game, which has them ranked 298th and 61st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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