The Miami Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet in college basketball action from the Purcell Pavilion on Friday afternoon.
The Miami Hurricanes will look to keep the winning streak alive after a 66-64 win over Virginia last time out. Isaiah Wong leads the Hurricanes in scoring and assists with 17.2 PPG and 4.5 APG while Jordan Miller has 14.8 PPG with 6 RPG. Norchad Omier has 13.5 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Hurricanes on the glass and Nijel Pack has 11.2 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami so far this season. As a team, Miami is averaging 78 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 76.5% from the foul line this season.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be looking to build on a 59-44 win over Jacksonvilel in their last game. Nate Laszewski leads Notre Dame in scoring and rebounding with 14.3 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Dane Goodwin has 11.2 PPG with 4.3 RPG and J.J. Starling has 13.1 PPG with 3.3 RPG. Cormac Ryan has 12.5 PPG with 4.1 RPG and Trey Wertz has 10 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Irish in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Notre Dame up to this point in the season. As a team, Notre Dame is averaging 70.5 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 38% from three and 79.7% from the foul line this season.
Miami is 22-6 ATS in their last 28 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games overall. Notre Dame is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS win.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m rocking with Miami here. The Hurricanes have been rock solid on the road for some time now, and the Irish, despite having a decent home court environment at Purcell Pavilion, are up against it here and I think the Irish are home underdogs for a reason. Miami’s the better team here. Give me Miami laying the points.