Miami vs Virginia 12/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Virginia Cavaliers and the Miami Hurricanes meet in college basketball action from the Watsco Center on Tuesday night.

The Virginia Cavaliers will look to bounce back from a 69-61 loss to Houston last time out. Jayden Gardner leads Virginia in scoring and rebounding with 11.8 PPG and 6.3 RPG while Kihei Clark has 11.3 PPG and a team-high 5.3 APG to lead Virginia in assists up to this point in the season. Armaan Franklin has 10.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Virginia so far this year. As a team, Virginia is averaging 70.9 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 38% from three and 72.1% from the foul line this season.

The Miami Hurricanes will be on the hunt to build on a 91-76 win over St. Francis PA last time out. Isaiah Wong leads the Hurricanes in scoring and assists with 16.7 PPG and 4.4 APG while Jordan Miller has 15.1 PPG with 6.1 RPG. Norchad Omier has 13.8 PPG with a team-high 9.9 RPG to lead the Hurricanes on the glass and Nijel Pack has 11.3 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami so far this season. As a team, Miami is averaging 79 PPG on 48.7% shooting from the field, 34% from three and 76.4% from the foul line this season.

Virginia is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 games following a loss while the over is 11-2-1 in their last 14 road games. Miami is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS loss and 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 home games against a team with a winning road record.

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m going to back the over. Virginia is still a solid defensive team, but the Cavaliers have started adding a scoring addition to their game this season and it’s been a bit of a surprise to say the least. We’ve seen multiple times as of late that the Hurricanes can score in bunches as well and I think this is a game that you may not expect to go over the number but it will. Give me the over here.