The Miami basketball team will end its regular season at Florida State on Saturday. Miami travels to Tallahassee with an eight game losing streak. After a five-game winning streak that concluded with a win over Miami in January, Florida State has gone 4-9.
Florida State has won 10 of the last 11 games versus Miami, including the last two. Miami beat Florida State 86-63 in Tallahassee last season. There is no update on Nijel Pack. Pack re-injured his knee versus Boston College on Wednesday after missing the three previous games.
Miami enters the last day of the regular season in 14th place in the ACC. The Hurricanes will play in the opening round of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday. Miami had double byes to the quarterfinals as a top four seed in each of the last two ACC Tournaments. Florida State is a bad match for Miami.
Only six Miami players have played in at least 24 games this season and average double figure minutes. Florida State has 10 players who have participated in 21 games and average double figure minutes. The style Florida State plays versus a short Miami bench has often tired out the Hurricanes.
Miami basketball at Florida State: Game Information
Date: Sat., Mar 8, 2024, Time: 4 p.m. ET, Location: Ta, Fla., Arena: Donald L. Tucker Center
Live Stats: miami.statbroadcast.com, Television: ESPN 2, Radio: 790 WAXY., Series: 55-37, FSU, at Miami: 28-17, at Florida State: 9-34. Neutral: 1-3, Last Meeting: 84-75, FSU (1/24/24)
Miami (15-15, 6-13 ACC), Head coach Jim Larrañaga (Providence, 1971) Career record 740-498 (40th yr) | At Miami 270-164. Florida State (15-14, 9-10 ACC), Head Coach: Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin ‘71), Record at FSU: 419-280, Career Record: 619-490, Record vs. UM: 29-13
Miami at Florida State: Point Spread and Over/Under
Miami at Florida State: Draft Kings Odds: Spread: Miami plus 3.0 Total: 152.0, Courtesy Draft Kings
Prediction
It is hard to see a path for Miami winning at Florida State on Saturday. There is no information on the status of Pack. Pack hasn't scored in the last two games he has played and scored two in another. Wooga Poplar has struggled after injuring his ankle in December. Both teams prefer a fast tempo.
Miami ranks 13th in ACC only games averaging 70.0 points per game. Florida State is fourth in ACC games averaging 76.11 PPG. During their eight game losing streak Miami has scored 60 or less four times. The Hurricanes rely too much on three-point shot. Miami is 10th in ACC play making 34.1 percent of its three-point shots.
Miami will play the final game of the first-round of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday night at 7 PM. The Hurricanes are locked into the 14th seed in the ACC Tournament no matter what the outcome is versus Florida State. Miami went from being picked second in the ACC to finishing second to last.