Miami Hurricanes vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/22/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Venue:  Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Miami -4, Pittsburgh +4; Over/Under:  136.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Miami -4.5, Pittsburgh +4.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Miami -4.5, Pittsburgh +4.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

 

Miami Hurricanes:  19-8 (4th place, ACC)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  11-17 (11th place, ACC)

 

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Miami Hurricanes:  3-2 last 5

Pittsburgh Panthers:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Miami is coming into this game with a 19-8 record overall and they are 7-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 11-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and the Louisville Cardinals while their loss came against the Virginia Cavaliers in their last game. Kameron McGusty led the team in points in that game with 20 while Jordan Miller was next on the team with 15 points. McGusty and Charlie Moore both led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Sam Waardenburg and Isaiah Wong both led the team in rebounds with 7 each. They were 41.8% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 100% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71 PPG against them. Miami has an ATS record of 14-13 this season and their O/U record is 15-12.

 

 

Pittsburgh is coming into this game with an 11-17 record overall and they are 8-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 18th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-11 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Florida State Seminoles, the NC State Wolfpack, and the North Carolina Tar Heels while their loss came against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in their last game. Mouhamadou Gueye led the team in points in that game with 27 while John Hugley was next on the team with 18 points. Jamarius Burton led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Gueye led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 41.2% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 62.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 PPG against them. Pittsburgh has an ATS record of 15-13 this season and their O/U record is 12-16.

 

Miami has been playing well recently winning 3 straight games but they are coming off of a loss in their last game at home and now they are going on the road for this game where they are a solid 7-2 this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games on the road against conference opponents but most of those wins have been by single digits. They have been great against conference opponents with an 11-5 record and they are going up against a Pittsburgh side that is 6-11 against conference opponents and they have a losing record of 8-9 at home this season. Pittsburgh has also been playing well recently though, winning 3 straight games but are coming off of a loss in their last game. That loss was at home and against GT, one of the bottom teams in the ACC this season. Miami is the better team here and they have been having a much better season, even getting some very impressive wins over ranked opponents this season. They should be able to bounce back in this game with a win on the road here where they have played well this season but Pittsburgh has also been playing well and will likely keep this game within single digits at home. 

 

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Miami Hurricanes: 14-20 ATS as a favorite. 6-10 ATS off a home loss. 7-2 UNDER in road games.

Pittsburgh Panthers: 13-8 ATS as an underdog. 23-18 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses. 126-83 UNDER as an underdog.

 

 

Miami Hurricanes:  H. Beverly (G) out for season - Back injury.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  N. Sibande (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“You need to play consistently well and right now, I just think our team has drained itself of a lot of energy. We need to be revitalized. We need something inspirational, motivational that gets us going. Somebody [that can] catch fire, somebody [contributing] off the bench.” - Jim Larranaga on the way his team has been playing this season.

 

 

“We should be better. We won three games last year in a row and we came out the fourth one and we crapped the bed. In order to take steps as a program, we – and it all falls on me – have to be better at that. We weren’t tonight.” - Jeff Capel on his team’s loss against GT.

 

 

 

K McGusty 

J. Miller 

C. Moore 

S. Waardenburg 

I. Wong 

 

J. Burton 

O. Ezeakudo 

M. Gueye

J. Hugley

F. Odukale 

 

 

PPG: K. McGusty (17.7)

APG: C. Moore (4)

Reb/G: K. McGusty (5.8)

 

PPG: J. Hugley (14.5)

APG: F. Odukale (3.5)

Reb/G: J. Hugley (8.2)

 

Coaches:

Miami Hurricanes: Jim Larranaga (11th season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Jeff Capel III (4th season)