Sunday college basketball and we will see the Clemson Tigers travel to BankUnited Center to take on the Miami Hurricanes. The game has a start time of 6:30 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN U. Current Vegas betting odds have Miami listed as 7 point favorites, while the total is set at 132.
Analysis: The Clemson Tigers have been on a roll of late as they come in having won their last 4 games in a row, which has included road wins over NC State and Florida State. The Tigers are now 14-8 overall and 6-4 with in the ACC. The Tigers have gone 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 5-0-1 ATS in the last 6 games in the series. Clemson has been not been a good offensive team this year, as they come in ranked 282nd in scoring (63.0 ppg), 274th in shooting (41.3%), 308th in 3 point shooting (30.1%) and 283rd in FT shooting (65.9%). Defensively the Tigers have been very good, ranking 48th in points allowed (60.5 ppg), 31st in defensive FG% (38.8%) and 65th in 3 point defense (31.3%).
The Miami Hurricanes have pulled big road wins this year at Syracuse and Duke, but they have now lost 3 in a row after Tuesday's 63-55. The losses now drop Miami to 14-8 overall, 4-5 in the ACC and 7-5 at home. The Canes have gone 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600, but just 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, while the Favorite is just 3-12-1 the last 16 in the series. Miami has been an average offensive team this year, ranking, ranking 161st in scoring (68.0 ppg), 171st in shooting (43.6%), 97th in 3 point shooting (36.1%) and 84th in FT shooting (71.7%). Defensively the Hurricanes have been solid, ranking 87th in points allowed (62.7 ppg), 168th in defensive FG% (42.7%) and 109th in 3 point defense (32.4%).
Pick: I will go with the Under in this game. Clemson has played in many low scoring game this year because of their pace of play and Miami is not a team that minds all that much in slowing the game down. Miami comes in with their last 5 games averaging just 120 ppg, while Clemson's last 5 games have averaged just 117.2 ppg. Both teams have played solid defense this year as the Tigers have allowed just 61 ppg on the road and just 55.2 ppg in their last 6 games overall. Miami has played solid defsne at home, allowing just 61.8 ppg and Clemson can't score on the road, averaging 56.7 ppg away from home this year. This should be a slow paced game that is played around 110 points.
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