Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the site where the Duke Blue Devils (14-2) will attempt to defeat the Miami Hurricanes (4-12) on Tuesday.

The Miami Hurricanes took the court against Wake Forest and took a loss by a score of 88-78 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Hurricanes ended up walking away with 15 and Wake Forest recorded 17 fouls. They buried 8 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Wake Forest finished the game at 83.3% from the free throw line by burying 10 of their 12 shots. In addition, Wake Forest collected 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wake Forest doled out 13 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Concerning defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 54.7% from the floor on 35 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hurricanes converted 17 of 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 62) and made 11 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Matthew Cleveland is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He shot 61.5% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up with 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Miami heads into this contest with a mark of 4-12 so far this year. They are averaging 77.5 points per outing (119th in the nation) while going 47.2% from the field. The Hurricanes are connecting on 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 398) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is snagging 33.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 214 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 247th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hurricanes are forcing 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are 267th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 238 surrendered on the campaign. The Hurricanes are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (446 of 933) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 37.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 300th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.3).

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils went home victorious with a score of 86-78 when they faced Notre Dame. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Duke permitted Notre Dame to get 19 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 58.3% from downtown by connecting on 14 out of 24 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Blue Devils permitted Notre Dame to make 27 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Devils ended up going 24 out of 45 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Duke converted 8 out of their 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 30 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.7%. Notre Dame had 27 personal fouls for this contest which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 35 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 2 steals in this game. The Blue Devils recorded 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game.

Cooper Flagg ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Devils for the matchup. He accumulated 42 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 7 assists in the matchup. He made 11 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 14-2 for the season. The Blue Devils commit 15.9 fouls per game and they connect on 76.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per contest (41st in the country) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per contest. Duke has scored 1,286 pts for the season (80.4 per contest) and they collect 39.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 56th in the country.

The Duke defense concedes 30.9% on shots from distance (111 of 359) and their opposition makes 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.8 assists and 31.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 85th and 49th in Division 1. The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 6th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 59.6. They are forcing 12.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 36.5% from the field (5th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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