Miami at Duke - 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks and Prediction

Duke Blue Devils (12-1) vs Miami Hurricanes (12-3)

Game Info: Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 8:00 pm (Cameron Indoor Stadium)

Betting Odds: Duke Blue Devils -15 -- Over/Under: 154 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Miami Hurricanes will travel to play the Duke Blue Devils in an ACC game on Saturday night.

The Miami Hurricanes are 12-3 (4-0) this season and have won eight games in a row. Miami is coming off of a win against Syracuse by a score of 88-87 in their last game. Miami trailed by 14 points at halftime but was able to storm back in the second half for the win. Charlie Moore led the Hurricanes with 25 points and 6 assists in the game. Miami is averaging 77.1 points per game and is giving up 73.7 points per game against, while also averaging 31.4 rebounds per game and 13.4 assists per game. Kameron McGusty is averaging 18.3 points per game and 6 rebounds per game, while Isaiah Wong is averaging 16.3 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game for the Hurricanes. Miami is shooting 47.4% on field goals, 74.9% on free throws, and 35.4% on three pointers.

The Duke Blue Devils are 12-1 (2-0) this season and have won five games in a row. Duke defeated Georgia Tech in their last game by a score of 69-57. Duke shot a staggering 40 free throws in this game, but missed 14 of them. Paolo Banchero led the Blue Devils with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Duke is averaging 84 points per game and is giving up 63.8 points per game against, while also averaging 38.5 rebounds per game and 17.2 assists per game. Paolo Banchero is averaging 17.1 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game, while Wendell Moore Jr. is averaging 16.3 points per game and 4.8 assists per game for the Blue Devils. Duke is shooting 48.7% on field goals, 74.2% on free throws, and 36.5% on three pointers.

Miami is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games. The over is 5-0 in Miami’s last 5 games. Duke is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 home games. The over is 13-6-1 in Duke’s last 20 Saturday games. The home team is 6-2 ATS in these two teams last 8 meetings.

Both of these teams have been red hot to start the season, but I still expect Duke to win easily here. Miami has not played well defensively, which should allow Duke to put up a lot of points. Duke also has the rebounding advantage in the game. I am taking Duke to cover the big spread.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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