Stonehill Skyhawks vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stonehill Skyhawks vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN

The Stonehill Skyhawks (2-11) are traveling to Watsco Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Hurricanes (8-2).

The Stonehill Skyhawks faced off with Hartford and went home with a win by a final score of 71-44 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Skyhawks walked away with 13 while Hartford totaled 16 fouls. They also buried 6 of 26 shots from distance. Hartford finished shooting 33.3% when shooting free throws by burying 4 of their 12 attempts. Furthermore, Hartford pulled down 25 rebounds (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Hartford dished out 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, Stonehill allowed 31.5% from the floor on 17 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Skyhawks made 12 of 22 tries for a percentage of 54.5%. Stonehill ended the contest having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (26 of 50) and knocked down 7 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Tony Felder is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He was able to score 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins played and also snagged 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and also earned 4 assists.

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Stonehill comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 2-11 for the year. They turn the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Stonehill is snagging 31.8 rebounds per game and has earned 141 assists on the year, which is 229th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Skyhawks are connecting on 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (108 of 341) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 64.3 points per outing (347th in the nation) while shooting 39.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Skyhawks are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 362nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 228 surrendered for the year. The Skyhawks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (370 of 817) and they concede 40.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 37.1% on 3-pointers while they are 348th in D-1 in PPG allowed (80.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Miami Hurricanes walked away with a victory by a final of 84-77 against La Salle. When talking about team rebounding, Miami allowed La Salle to collect 22 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They went 36.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 30 and finished the contest at 6 out of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). The Hurricanes allowed La Salle to convert 30 of their 64 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.9% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Hurricanes went 31 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 51.7%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Miami converted 4 out of their 15 attempts (26.7%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a clip of 85.7%. La Salle earned 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hurricanes to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Hurricanes corralled 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 in the matchup.

Wooga Poplar ended up being a factor for the Hurricanes in the matchup. He made 9 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and added 5 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and added 3 dimes in this contest.

Miami has a record of 8-2 for the season. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 12.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (109th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Miami has earned 824 points so far this season (82.4 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Hurricanes are shooting 50.8% from the field, which ranks them 13th in college basketball.

The Miami defense concedes 27.6% on shots from 3-point land (74 of 268) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.7 assists and 33.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 334th and 121st in college hoops. The Hurricanes are ranked 218th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 72.3. They have forced 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (203rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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