The No. 19 Miami Hurricanes (16-4, 7-3 ACC) will attempt to take down the Pittsburgh Panthers (14-7, 7-3) Saturday. Tip from Petersen Events Center is at 4 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Miami vs. Pittsburgh odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Miami comes into this matchup after dismantling Florida State 86-63 as a 3-point road favorite Tuesday. This victory got it back on track after losing 68-66 at Duke in its previous game last Saturday as a 6-point ‘dog. This will be a difficult test for the Hurricanes as they take on a Panthers team that is currently tied with them in the ACC ranks at 7-3.
The Hurricanes are able to get up and down the floor at a quick pace and outscore many teams, scoring 78.2 points per game (47th). Going against the 149th-ranked defense in Pittsburgh (68.2 points allowed per game) should allow them to put up plenty.
For Pitt to win this game, it will need to score more than the 74.4 points it has averaged this far. Getting to the line will be a key for the Panthers as they have made 75.1% of their free throws and can use this efficiency to close the margin Miami has on the offensive side of the ball.
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Miami at Pitt odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated noon ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Miami -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Pitt -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Miami -1.5 (-105) | Pitt +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Miami at Pitt picks and predictions
Prediction
Pitt 73, Miami 70
Moneyline
BET PITT (-105).
Pitt has been a different team since entering conference play with only 3 losses. The Panthers are also 10-2 ATS coming off a victory and 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games. With the spread being close at 1.5 points, I can see the Panthers pulling off a small upset against the No. 19 Hurricanes.
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Against the spread
PASS on the spread in favor of the ML here. This line is small enough were making a wager on the Moneyline is a better play.
Over/Under
UNDER 147.5 (-110) is the play here.
Pitt comes into this game on quite a hot streak of Under plays against winning teams, going 7-1 to the Under in its last 8 against winning records.
Miami has been on a similar streak, going 6-0 to the Under against teams with winning records while also going 5-1-1 to the Under in its last 7 road games overall.
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