Miami Hurricanes vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 2/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN

The Miami Hurricanes (15-9) are en route to Littlejohn Coliseum on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Clemson Tigers (16-7).

The Miami Hurricanes played North Carolina and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-72 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Hurricanes finished with 17 while North Carolina finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. North Carolina finished the game shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 24 attempts. Moreover, North Carolina snagged 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Carolina earned 15 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Miami allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hurricanes buried 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Miami finished with a 42.4% FG percentage (28 of 66) and knocked down 6 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Norchad Omier is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He finished shooting 41.2% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played 37 mins played and snagged 11 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Miami enters this contest with a mark of 15-9 this year. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 12.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 37.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 349 dimes this season, which ranks 115th in the nation in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are shooting 36.6% on shots from distance (208 of 568) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They average 78.7 points per outing (72nd in college hoops) while shooting 47.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hurricanes are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 15.6 fouls. They surrender 30.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 179th in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.8). The Hurricanes defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (645 of 1,512) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are 332nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 366 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers went home victorious with a score of 77-68 when they faced Syracuse. The Tigers were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 5 steals in this game. Syracuse had 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a percentage of 69.2%. Regarding shooting from distance, Clemson made 6 of 14 tries (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Tigers shot 31 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 60.8%. The Tigers allowed Syracuse to knock down 25 of 64 tries from the field which left them shooting 39.1% in this contest. They shot 30.4% from 3-point land via 7 of 23 and ended up going 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Clemson allowed Syracuse to collect 22 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Joseph Girard ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the matchup. He racked up 18 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes for this contest. He made 5 of 6 in this contest giving him a rate of 83.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 16-7 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which ranks 62nd in the nation. Clemson has accumulated 1,816 points on the year (79.0 per game) and they average 37.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (67th in D-1) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they hit 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 189th in D-1 in points given up per game with 72.2. They are able to force 9.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (88th in college hoops). The Clemson defense concedes 33.8% on 3-point shots (186 of 551) and their opponents are knocking down 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.1 assists and 33.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 54th and 99th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clemson

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