Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, VA

TV: ESPN

The Miami Hurricanes (11-4) are traveling to Cassell Coliseum on Saturday where they will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies (10-5).

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Louisville and took a loss by a score of 80-71 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the contest with a 38.8% FG percentage (26 of 67) and buried 11 of their 34 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Hurricanes converted 8 of 15 tries for a rate of 53.3%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. Louisville recorded 17 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. On top of that, Louisville grabbed 34 rebounds (2 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisville finished 87.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 16 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 23 shots from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up walking away with 14 while Louisville racked up 14 personal fouls.

Matthew Cleveland is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played for 34 mins and also collected 12 boards. He notched 22 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Miami enters this matchup with a mark of 11-4 so far this season. They have an average of 84.3 points per game (23rd in D-1) while hitting 49.4% from the floor. The Hurricanes are shooting 41.0% on three-point attempts (144 of 351) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 38.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 244 dimes on the season, which ranks 74th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a team they commit 13.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hurricanes are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They give up 28.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 207th in the country in PPG allowed (72.3). The Hurricanes defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (408 of 972) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 290th in college basketball in giving up assists with 225 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Virginia Tech Hokies went home victorious with a score of 87-72 when they played Clemson. With respect to how they rebounded, Virginia Tech allowed Clemson to snag 25 overall (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 26 and ended up going 7 of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Hokies permitted Clemson to convert 28 out of 63 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hokies shot 31 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Virginia Tech made 13 out of their 24 attempts (54.2%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. Clemson was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Hokies to the free throw line for 14 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Hokies recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup.

Sean Pedulla was important for the Hokies for this contest. He earned 32 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 7 assists for this contest. He buried 9 of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Virginia Tech has a win-loss mark of 10-5 on the campaign. The Hokies are committing 15.9 fouls per game and they shoot 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per contest (89th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. Virginia Tech has accounted for 1,115 pts this season (74.3 per contest) and they pull in 34.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hokies are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 125th in college hoops.

The Hokies on the defensive side of the court are 91st in the nation in points allowed per contest with 67.2. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (166th in college basketball). The Virginia Tech defense concedes 31.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (97 of 306) and opponents are making 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.5 assists and 30.9 boards per game, which ranks them 83rd and 27th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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