Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 12/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-5) are en route to Watsco Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Miami Hurricanes (3-7).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose took the court against Columbia and notched a win by a score of 97-57 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Blue Hose finished with 12 while Columbia totaled 14 fouls. They made 6 of their 23 attempts from three-point range. Columbia finished the game at 70.0% from the free throw line by burying 7 of 10 attempts. Moreover, Columbia totaled 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Columbia recorded 9 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, Presbyterian allowed their opponent to shoot 36.1% from the field on 22 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Blue Hose converted 12 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Presbyterian finished the game with a 58.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 63) and converted 11 out of their 25 three-point shots.

Kobe Stewart is someone who was a factor for this contest. He ended up scoring 21 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished 75.0% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Presbyterian enters this game with a win-loss record of 6-5 for the year. They cough up possession 12.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Presbyterian is snagging 37.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 156 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 99th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Hose are shooting 39.3% from downtown (88 of 224) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.4 points per outing (171st in D-1) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Blue Hose are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They surrender 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 86th in the country in PPG allowed (67.1). The Blue Hose defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (265 of 631) and they surrender 32.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 247th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 139 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Miami Hurricanes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-62 when they faced Tennessee. When talking about rebounding, Miami allowed Tennessee to grab 33 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They went 40.0% from distance by connecting on 10 of 25 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Hurricanes permitted Tennessee to knock down 25 of their 52 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.1% for the contest. Overall, the Hurricanes finished 24 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Miami made 8 of 33 tries (24.2%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Tennessee had 10 fouls in this game which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Hurricanes were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this matchup.

Lynn Kidd ended up being a major contributor for the Hurricanes for the contest. He made 6 of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 54.5%, and added 12 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists for this contest.

Miami has a mark of 3-7 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Hurricanes are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which is ranked 64th in the nation. Miami has tallied 776 pts so far this year (77.6 per contest) and they snag 34.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per contest (248th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per game. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 15.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes on defense are ranked 243rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 73.5. They are able to force 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (315th in college hoops). The Miami defense gives up 36.8% on 3-point attempts (85 of 231) and their opponents are converting on 72.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 31.4 boards per game, ranking them 255th and 54th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Presbyterian

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