Duke vs Miami 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Miami Hurricanes will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the 2^nd ranked Duke Blue Devils this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Miami Hurricanes won their 8^th straight game and improved to 12-3 on the season after defeating the Syracuse Orange, 88-87, this past Wednesday. Miami fought back from a 44-30 halftime deficit and was able to secure the come from behind victory after an Isaiah Wong free-throw with :03 seconds left in regulation, gave Miami an 88-84 lead. Miami shot 44.6% from the field & 36.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Syracuse to shoot 49.2% from the field. Leading the way for the Hurricanes was Charlie Moore who had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Miami is averaging 77.1 ppg on 47.4% shooting from the field. The Hurricanes are averaging 7.3 three-pointers per game on 35.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Miami has been led by Kameron McGusty (18.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.5 spg), Isaiah Wong (16.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg), Charlie Moore (12.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.7 spg), & Jordan Miller (8.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 spg).

Defensively, Miami is allowing their opponents to average 73.7 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Hurricanes have a rebound margin of -3.5 and a turnover margin of 3.7.

The 2^nd ranked Duke Blue Devils won their 5^th straight game and improved to 12-1 on the season after defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 69-57, this past Tuesday. Duke was outstanding on the defensive end against Georgia Tech and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 35-23 lead. Duke shot 37.3% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc while holding Georgia Tech to just 32.8% shooting from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Blue Devils was Paolo Banchero who had a double-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, & 2 steals.

On the season, Duke is averaging 84.0 ppg on 48.7% shooting from the field. The Blue Devils are averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game on 36.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Duke has been led by Paolo Banchero (17.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.5 spg), Wendell Moore Jr. (16.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.3 spg), Trevor Keels (12.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.8 spg), & Jeremy Roach (9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.5 spg).

Defensively, Duke is allowing their opponents to average 63.8 ppg on 40.4% shooting from the field. The Blue Devils have a rebound margin of 3.5 and a turnover margin of 5.3.

The Hurricanes are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games & 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games. The Blue Devils are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss & 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 home games.

Miami has been led by their offense which comes into this game ranked 70^th in scoring offense & 49^th in FG%, however, the Hurricanes have had trouble giving up points and currently rank just 288^th in scoring defense & 312^th in defensive FG%. Duke has been outstanding on both ends of the court as the Blue Devils come into this game ranked t-9^th in scoring offense, 21^st in FG%, & 74^th in scoring defense.

Miami has been playing some solid basketball as of late, however, it’s hard to image that that their defense is going to be able to slow down a high-powered Duke offense on the road. Duke’s defense is better than what it gets credit for and as I think Miami is going to struggle on both ends of the court in this one, I’m taking Duke to cover this large home spread. Good Luck!