Notre Dame vs Miami (FL) Prediction 2/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Maples Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Notre Dame vs. Miami prediction.

Notre Dame Recap

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish come into this game looking to add on to their 71-68 win over Georgia Tech last time out to improve to 10-10 on the year. After this game, Notre Dame will head on the road again for a game against Florida State.

Notre Dame Wins Back-To-Back Games

Markus Burton has logged 20.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3.3 APG in 13 games played so far this season while Tae Davis has 15.8 PPG with 5.4 RPG. Braeden Shrewsberry has 14.8 PPG with 2.7 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Notre Dame so far this season. Matt Allocco has 9.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 3 APG and Kebba Njie also has 6.7 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead Notre Dame in rebounding as well this season. As a team, Notre Dame is averaging 74.7 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 37.9% from behind the arc, and 75.4% from the charity stripe this season.

Why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will win

• Miami (FL) has lost each of its last 20 games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Notre Dame has won five of its last six night games.

Miami Recap

The Miami Hurricanes come into this game looking to bounce back from an 82-71 loss at the hands of Virginia last time out to fall to 4-17 on the year. After this game, Miami will head on the road for a game against Louisville last time out.

Hurricanes Looking To Break Double-Digit Losing Streak

Matthew Cleveland leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 15.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Nijel Pack has 13.9 PPG with 3 RPG and 4.3 APG. Lynn Kidd has 10.9 PPG with 6.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami up to this point in the year. Jalen Blackmon has 7.3 PPG while Brandon Johnson has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG of his own to lead Miami in rebounding up to this point in the year. Jalil Bethea has 6.8 PPG as well so far this season for the ‘Canes. As a team, Miami is averaging 75.4 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 32% from three, and 77.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Miami Hurricanes will win

• Notre Dame has lost 12 of its last 13 Saturday road games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• The home team has won 10 of Notre Dame’s last 12 games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Notre Dame’s last 19 night games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 143 or fewer points.
• Each of the last six games between Notre Dame and Miami (FL) has produced a total of 141 or fewer points.

Notre Dame vs. Miami Prediction

I’m on Notre Dame here. This is a bigger number than I would normally like to lay with the Irish on the road. However, the Irish have done a decent job of covering these bigger numbers as of late, or at least winning by a margin on the road, and Miami has done a good job of making average teams look superhuman with how this team has quit on the season. There’s no defense whatsoever being played by Miami, and it feels like things are going to get worse before they get better for the ‘Canes. Give me the Fighting Irish laying the points on the road here.