Duke Blue Devils vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN

The Duke Blue Devils (20-5) are on their way to Watsco Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Miami Hurricanes (15-11).

The Duke Blue Devils played Florida State and took home the win by a score of 76-67 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Blue Devils ended up with 13 and Florida State racked up 17 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter. Florida State ended up shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of 11 tries. Moreover, Florida State collected 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Florida State doled out 11 assists and had 9 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Duke allowed 49.1% from the floor on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for the contest while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Blue Devils converted 14 of 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Duke wrapped up the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 of 56) and made 10 out of their 16 3-point attempts.

Jared McCain is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played 39 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 35 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Duke enters this game with a record of 20-5 so far this season. They turn it over 9.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Duke is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 384 assists so far this season, which ranks 82nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Blue Devils are shooting 37.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (203 of 540) and 72.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.3 points per contest (43rd in Division 1) while going 48.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Blue Devils are forcing 11.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 144th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 320 relinquished on the campaign. The Blue Devils are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.1% (623 of 1,445) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 32.2% on shots from distance and they are 72nd in the nation in PPG allowed (67.6).

When they last played, the Miami Hurricanes took a loss by a score of 85-77 when they faced Boston College. The Hurricanes were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Boston College committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 58.8%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Miami made 13 out of 26 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hurricanes finished the game shooting 27 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. The Hurricanes allowed Boston College to make 28 of their 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.5% in the game. They finished 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 15 out of 30 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). Regarding rebounding, Miami allowed Boston College to grab 32 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Matthew Cleveland pitched in for the Hurricanes in this game. He knocked down 7 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game.

Miami has a win-loss record of 15-11 so far this year. The Hurricanes commit 13.1 fouls per game and they shoot 76.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.6 times per game (98th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per game. Miami has tallied 2,025 pts so far this season (77.9 per game) and they pull in 36.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hurricanes are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is 59th in college basketball.

The Miami defense concedes 32.0% on 3-point attempts (236 of 738) and opponents are converting on 71.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 15.3 dimes and 34.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 339th and 164th in D-1. The Hurricanes on the defensive side of the court are 201st in the country in PPG given up with 72.5. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (145th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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