The No. 16 Miami Hurricanes (12-1, 3-0 ACC) visit Notre Dame (8-5, 0-2) Friday. Tip from Purcell Pavilion is set for 2 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Miami vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Miami beat Virginia 66-64 on Dec. 20 when it last took the court, winning outright as a 3.5-point home underdog. The Hurricanes are 7-6 against the spread (ATS) and 9-0 straight up at home. Miami has covered 5 of its last 7. It has seen success behind a highly efficient attack, knocking down 48.1% of its field goal attempts (46th in the nation).
Notre Dame took down Jacksonville 59-43 at home Tuesday, covering as 8.5-point home favorites. The Fighting Irish are just 3-10 ATS this season and save covered just 1 of their last 6 games. However, they are a strong 8-2 straight up at home. Notre Dame’s strength is when it can get to the line, ranking 6th in the nation in free-throw percentage (79.7%).
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Miami at Notre Dame odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Miami -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Notre Dame +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Against the spread (ATS): Miami -3.5 (+100) | Notre Dame +3.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 144.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Miami at Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Miami 74, Notre Dame 68
Moneyline
PASS.
Miami (-150) is 9-0 at home, but anything can happen in ACC play. This line has moved down a bit, but I still don’t feel like there is enough value here.
Against the spread
BET MIAMI -3.5 (-110).
Miami has covered 5 of its last 7 and is an impressive 12-1 straight up this season. It has shown it is worth playing it to win by 4 — only has 2 of its 12 wins by fewer than 4 points this season.
Notre Dame may have covered its last game but has been awful for bettors this season with just a 3-10 ATS record.
The Fighting Irish have failed to cover 5 of their last 6. They also didn’t cover their lone road game, a 73-72 loss at Florida State, closing as 2-point road favorites.
Back MIAMI -3.5 (-110).
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 144.5 (-115).
Both teams have played more to the Under this season. Miami is 5-8 O/U with Notre Dame 6-7 O/U. The Fighting Irish have gone Under in 7 of their last 10.
Miami has gone Under in its last 2 ACC games and in 6 of its last 8 overall.
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