The Miami Hurricanes and the Pitt Panthers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Petersen Events Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Pittsburgh vs Miami (FL) Prediction.
Miami Recap
The Miami Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to a 91-84 win over Syracuse last time out to improve to 6-18 on the year. After this game, Miami will head on the road for a game against Florida State.
Hurricanes Looking To String Wins Together
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
- Pittsburgh has lost each of its last four games.
- Miami (FL) has won four of its last five games against Pittsburgh.
Pitt Recap
The Pitt Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 83-63 loss to SMU last time out to drop to 14-10 on the year. After this game, Pitt will welcome Syracuse to town.
Panthers Lose 4th Straight… Again
Jaland Lowe leads the Panthers in scoring and assists with 16.9 PPG and 5.3 APG along with 4.2 RPG and 1.7 SPG while Ishmael Leggett has 16.1 PPG with 5.7 RPG and 2.8 APG to lead the Panthers in rebounding. Damian Dunn has 10 PPG and Cameron Corhen has 10.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the year. Zack Austin also has 9.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Brandin Cummings also has 5.7 PPG while Guillermo Diaz Graham has 5.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Pitt is averaging 78 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 35.9% from behind the arc and 79.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Pittsburgh Panthers will win
- Miami (FL) has lost each of its last nine day games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- Pittsburgh has won 16 of its last 19 games at Petersen Events Center.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Pittsburgh’s last six games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 150 or fewer points.
- Five of Miami (FL)’s last six day games have produced a total of 152+ points.
Pittsburgh vs Miami (FL) Prediction
I’m on Miami here. I just don’t think that Pitt should be laying double-digits against anyone right now in their current form, and that says something when Miami is the team on the other side. The Hurricanes have been dreadful for much of conference play, let’s not sugar coat it here, but it looks like maybe, just maybe, Miami is showing signs of life and actually look interested in playing for some pride as opposed to just rolling over and playing out the string. Not saying the Hurricanes win it outright necessarily, but I’ll take my chances on Miami with the points here.