Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils NCAAB Betting Prediction

Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction 1/14/2025

The Miami Hurricanes (4-12) travel to face off against the Duke Blue Devils (14-2) on Tuesday, January 14th. This game will be played at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham and televised on ESPN. Duke is coming off a win in their previous game, while Miami is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Wake Forest. Tip-off is set for 9:00 ET.

Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils

The Hurricanes Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Miami Hurricanes Recent Game/Games

Miami’s season continued to spiral with a 88-78 home loss to Wake Forest on Saturday, dropping their record to 4-12. Entering the game as +4.5 underdogs, the Hurricanes not only lost but also failed to cover the spread.

Miami trailed 39-31 at halftime and couldn’t stop Wake Forest in the 2nd half, allowing 49 points while scoring 47. The game’s total points of 166 exceeded the O/U line of 143.5.

The Blue Devils Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Duke improved to 14-2 on the season with an 86-78 win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Despite being heavy favorites at -19.5, the Blue Devils didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points of 164 exceeded the over/under line of 136.5.

Duke led 44-36 at halftime and matched Notre Dame’s 42 points in the second half. While they got the win, the Blue Devils will look to tighten up defensively moving forward.

Hurricanes Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, Miami’s offense put up 78 points, shooting 40.3% from the field and 31.4% from three-point range, hitting 11 of 35 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 48.4%, and they connected on 81% of their free throws, going 17 for 21.

Cameron Hildreth led the way with 31 points, shooting 68.8% overall and 75% from deep, hitting 6 of 8 threes. Miami also grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and dished out 17 assists in the win.

Blue Devils Offense Breakdown

Duke’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 86 points with a field goal percentage of 53.3% and an effective field goal percentage of 62.2%. They were dominant inside, shooting 76.2% on two-pointers, while hitting 33.3% from beyond the arc. At the free-throw line, they connected on 85.7%, going 30-for-35.

Cooper Flagg led the way with 42 points, shooting 78.6% from the field and 66.7% from three-point range. Markus Burton added 23 points, also hitting 66.7% of his threes. Khaman Maluach was nearly perfect, shooting 85.7% and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Hurricanes Team Defense

Even with Miami holding them to 40% shooting, this team managed to score 88 points. They shot 51% from two-point range, hitting 14 of their 27 attempts.

From beyond the arc, they made 11 of 35 threes, shooting 31%. They also got to the free-throw line 21 times, making 17 of those attempts for 81%.

Blue Devils Team Defense

Even with Miami allowing 88 points, they held the opposing team to 40% shooting from the field. The Hurricanes gave up 51% shooting on two-pointers, with the other team hitting 14 of 27 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Miami’s defense allowed 11 threes on 35 attempts, a 31% success rate. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 21 times, where they converted 17 free throws (81%).

Hurricanes vs Blue Devils Trends

  • Across the Hurricanes last five road games, the team averaged 71 points per game while allowing 79. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-4, while going 0-5 straight-up.
  • Across their last five home contests, Duke has been good against the spread posting a mark of 5-0. Their overall mark in these games was 5-0, while averaging 74 points per game.
  • Going back to their last five games as the underdog, the Hurricanes have a straight up record of 0-5. But, their mark vs the spread was just 2-3.
  • Duke has done well both straight up and vs the spread when favored to win the game, going 5-0 SU and 5-0 ATS in their last five games.

Hurricanes vs Blue Devils Prediction

For a pick on the point-spread in this Blue Devils vs. Hurricanes matchup, our bet is to grab the Hurricanes at +24.5. Even though our projections have the Blue Devils winning 76-70, we see the Hurricanes as the play on the point-spread.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 146.5, and our model projects the Hurricanes and Blue Devils to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the under.


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