College Basketball Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Lines: Miami -6
Total: 148.5
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish comer in playing some good ball as they have won 5 of their last 6 games and are currently 6-3 in the ACC. Their lone loss over that stretch was a 15 point defeat at Syracuse, but they bounced back nicely with and 85-62 home win over Wake Forest on Sunday. Zach Auguste had 21 points in that game and one one of five players to score in double figures. Auguste also had 12 boards in the game as well. Fore the year the Irish have five player that score in double figures and are led by Demetrius Jackson’s 16.5 ppg, while Zach Auguste is 2nd at 14.0 ppg and he leads the team in rebounding at 10.1 rpg. The Irish come in at 61st in the nation in scoring at 79.9 ppg, 10th in shooting (49.6%) and 30th in three point shooting (38.6%). On defense they are 128th in points allowed (69.4 ppg), 142nd in defensive FG% (42.7%) and 336th in 3-point defense (38.6%). That part of their defense is really bad.
The Miami Hurricanes come in ranked 15th in the nation with a 1`6-4 mark overall and a 5-3 mark in the ACC. They have also gone a strong 10-1 on their home floor this year and are 4-0 in ACC home games. Miami comes in off a 85-69 loss at NC State, which was their 3rd loss in four ACC road games this year so far. Miami has been a solid defense this year, but not on this night as the Wolfpack hit 50.9% of their shots overall and 45.5% from long range, while the Canes shot under 40% for the game and were outrebounded 36-22. four Canes scored in double figures in the game and were led by Sheldon McClellan, who scored 18 points in the game. For the year the Canes have 4 players that average in double figures and are led by McClellan’s 16.4 ppg, while leading the team in rebounding is Tonye Jekiri at 9.8 rpg. The Canes check in at 64th in the nation in scoring at 78.8 ppg, 36th in shooting (47.5%) and 114th in three point shooting (36.0%). On defense they are 51st in points allowed (66.0 ppg), 93rd in defensive FG% (41.3%) and 101st in 3-point defense (32.8%).
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[529] Notre Dame/ Miami Over 148.5
I expect this line to come down a bit more by game time, so if ya play the over ya might want to wait on it. Both of these teams have been excellent offensive teams and both really shoot the ball well, which should give us plenty of chances for points. Notre Dame will run and Miami has been known to run with team that play at that pace this year. The Canes are a solid defensive team, but the Irish have been able to score on just about anyone, while their defense is very suspect especially at defending the three-ball. I also expect a 6-6 point lead for one of the teams late and that should allow us to get into the foul game. This one has 150+ points written all over it.
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