Syracuse vs Miami Prediction 2/11/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Syracuse vs Miami Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday, February 11th, at the BankUnited Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Orange’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Hurricanes’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving  Syracuse

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Miami

-Recent betting trends in games played between Syracuse and Miami

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Orange and Hurricanes. 

The home team has won the last two games played between the two teams. 

Syracuse Somehow Pulled it Out

Syracuse has not had a good season, but they are coming off a big victory in the last game. It took overtime against the Boston College Eagles, but they were able to secure the 95-86 victory. JJ Starling had a huge game putting up 28 points, three rebounds, and one assist. There were five different players that put up at least 11 points. Syracuse shot 47.3 percent from the field. One place this team struggled with was the free throw shooting, as they hit only 18 of their 32 shots. On Saturday, Syracuse will return home to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. 

Syracuse sits with an 11-13 record overall and they have gone 12-11-1 against the spread. Syracuse is averaging 74.3 points while their defense is giving up 77.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 118th in the league while the defense is ranked 324th. They are shooing 60.21 field goal attempts per game which is 108th in the league. One issue for Syracuse is they have now lost their second-leading scoring Donnie Freeman, to a foot injury for the season. J.J. Starling has been the top player for Syracuse and he’s averaging 18.2 points while shooting 42.5 percent from the field. They are going to need him to be even better with Freeman out. Syracuse will face North Carolina and Pittsburgh following this one.

Why Syracuse Will Beat Miami 

• Miami (FL) has lost 21 of its last 22 games against Conference opponents.
• Syracuse has won the first half in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Miami is Awful

Miami is awful, there is no other other way to put it. Two games ago against Notre Dame, they were finally able to get back on the winning track, but in the last game against Louisville, they went back to the losing ways. Miami’s offense did put up 78 points, but that didn’t matter because the defense gave up 88 points. Miami actually shot 50.8 percent from the field but only 28.6 percent from deep. A.J. Staton-McCray had a strong game putting up 22 points, five rebounds, and one assist. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. 

Miami comes into this game with a 5-18 record overall and they have gone 7-16 against the spread. The over has hit in 14 of the games. Miami is averaging 75 points while their defense is giving up 80 points per game. The offense is ranked 159th in the league while the defense is ranked 346th in the league. Matthew Cleveland is averaging 16.1 points while shooting 52.66 percent from the field. There are three different players that are averaging at least 11 points per game. 

Syracuse vs Miami Prediction

There are better games on the board to bet for sure just because both of these teams have been pretty consistently bad. That being said, it is better to play here with the visiting team. More often than not, this Miami team has just been so bad with their defense, and they are giving up 80 points per game. Syracuse is averaging 74.3 points per game, and they are going to have no issue with running up the score here. Syracuse is going to go over the 80-point mark and Miami just won’t end up making the shots late. Back Syracuse against the spread here.