North Carolina Tar Heels vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Miami Hurricanes (15-8) will try to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels (18-5) at Watsco Center on Saturday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels faced Clemson and took a loss by a score of 80-76 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Tar Heels finished with 20 and Clemson totaled 20 fouls. They buried 11 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. Clemson finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Clemson collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Clemson dished out 14 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. When discussing defense, North Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 27 out of 68 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tar Heels buried 19 of 25 shots for a percentage of 76.0%. North Carolina ended the game having earned a 36.9% field goal percentage (24 of 65) and made 9 of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Armando Bacot is someone who was important for the game. He accumulated 24 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He played 33 mins played and snagged 13 boards. He finished shooting 53.8% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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North Carolina enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 18-5 for the campaign. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, North Carolina is pulling down 41.3 boards per game and has accounted for 328 dimes so far this season, which is 116th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tar Heels are connecting on 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (178 of 505) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 82.8 points per contest (23rd in the nation) on 45.0% from the field.

On defense, the Tar Heels have forced 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are 20th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 234 surrendered for the year. The Tar Heels defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (581 of 1,441) and they relinquish 34.5 boards per game as a squad. They give up 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 137th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.3).

The last time they took the court, the Miami Hurricanes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-38 when they played Virginia. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Miami permitted Virginia to snag 32 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 45.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 5 out of 11 and ended up shooting 3 out of 6 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Hurricanes permitted Virginia to make 26 out of 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.1% in the matchup. Overall, the Hurricanes finished 14 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 28.6%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Miami knocked down 2 of their 20 attempts (10.0%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 53.3%. Virginia committed 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 15 tries. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Hurricanes were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Norchad Omier ended up being a major contributor for the Hurricanes for this game. He converted 5 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and earned 13 rebounds. He racked up 11 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 15-8 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Hurricanes are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 48th in Division 1. Miami has scored 1,816 points for the campaign (79.0 per game) and they pull down 37.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (103rd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Hurricanes commit 12.7 fouls every game and they shoot 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes on the defensive end are ranked 181st in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 71.7. They are forcing 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (141st in Division 1). The Miami defense concedes 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc (197 of 647) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.3 assists and 34.0 total rebounds per game, ranking them 337th and 132nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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