Miami (FL) vs Syracuse Prediction 2/11/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Syracuse Orange and the Miami Hurricanes meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Watsco Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Miami (FL) vs Syracuse Prediction.

Syracuse Recap

The Syracuse Orange come into this game looking to build on a 95-86 win over Boston College last time out to improve to 11-13 on the year. After this game, Syracuse will head home for a matchup with North Carolina.

Orange Looking To Find Consistency

J.J. Starling scored 18.2 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 2.5 APG and Donnie Freeman has 13.4 PPG and a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead Syracuse in rebounding while Eddie Lampkin added 10 PPG with 9.2 RPG to lead Syracuse on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for the Syracuse Orange so far this season. Chris Bell has 9.5 PPG with 2 RPG as well on the year. Jyare Davis has 8.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG and Jaquan Carlos has also added 6 PPG with a team-high 3.5 APG to lead Syracuse in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Syracuse is averaging 74.3 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three, and 68.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Syracuse Orange will win

• Miami (FL) has lost 21 of its last 22 games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Miami Recap

The Miami Hurricanes come into this game looking to bounce back from an 88-78 loss to Louisville last time out to fall to 5-18 on the year. After this game, Miami will head back on the road for a game against Pitt.

Hurricanes Looking To Rebound At Home

Matthew Cleveland leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 15.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Nijel Pack has 13.9 PPG with 3 RPG and 4.3 APG. Lynn Kidd has 10.9 PPG with 6.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami up to this point in the year. Jalen Blackmon has 7.3 PPG while Brandon Johnson has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG of his own to lead Miami in rebounding up to this point in the year. Jalil Bethea has 6.8 PPG as well so far this season for the ‘Canes. As a team, Miami is averaging 75.4 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 32% from three, and 77.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Miami Hurricanes will win

• Syracuse has lost each of its last five games after coming off overtime.
• The home team has won six of the last seven games between Syracuse and Miami (FL).

Total Points Facts

• Thirteen of Miami (FL)’s last 14 Tuesday games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 152 or fewer points.
• Five of Syracuse’s last six night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.

Miami (FL) vs Syracuse Prediction

I’m on the over here. I just think there’s going to be a lack of defense in this game between two teams that thrive from two-point range and need buckets inside the arc to survive against a pair of shaky and leaky two-point defenses. Miami’s allowed 80+ points in 9 of their last 10 games, while Syracuse has allowed 86 and 83 in their last two games as well. I think this is going to be a bit of a track meet with zero defense being played so give me the over.