Pittsburgh at Miami basketball: Game 20 info, live stream, odds, TV
After a loss at Syracuse and a win at Notre Dame, the Miami basketball team returns home on Saturday to host Pittsburgh. Miami and Pittsburgh have fallen this season after playing for an ACC Regular Season championship in the final game of the 2022-23 season.
Miami pulled away in the second half at Notre Dame without forward Matthew Cleveland. Cleveland injured his hip against Notre Dame and played only 11 minutes. Cleveland's status versus Pittsburgh has not been updated. Expect Bensley Joseph to be back in the starting lineup if Cleveland is out.
Kyshawn George would move to the four and Miami would play Joseph, Nijel Pack and Wooga Poplar at guard if Cleveland does not play. Losing Cleveland would be another blow to an already thin Miami bench. Christian Watson played 14 minutes and Michael Nwoko five as the only players off the bench versus Notre Dame other than Joseph.
Pittsburgh brings a two-game winning streak on Saturday to Coral Gables. The Panthers won 80-76 at Duke last Saturday and 72-64 at Georgia Tech on Tuesday. With three straight road games, they Panthers could be weary versus Miami. The Hurricanes need to get off to a good start versus the Panthers.
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Pittsburgh at Miami: Game Information
Date: Sat, Jan. 27, 2024, Time: 2:15 p.m. ET, Location: Coral Gables, Fla., Arena: Watsco Center Live Stats: miami.statbroadcast.com, Television: CW, Tom Werme (pxp), Mike Gminski (analyst) Radio: 790 WAXY.,
SERIES HISTORY All-Time: 26-21 (19-17 since rebirth) | Home: 15-8 | Away: 9-11 | Neutral: 2-2 | Coach L: 10-5 (9-4 at UM) Streak: Lost 1 | Last Meeting: 78-76 home win (Mar. 4, 2023) | First Meeting: 43-40 road win (Dec. 26, 1947)
Pittsburgh Panthers (12-7, 3-5 ACC) Head Coach: Jeff Capel (Duke, 1997) Record at UP: 87–88 (fifth season), Career Record: 247-188 (14th season) Miami Hurricanes (13-6, 4-4 ACC) Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga (Providence, 1971) Record at UM: 268-155, Career Record: 738-489.
Miami: FanDuel Odds: Spread: Miami minus 5.5 Total: 149.5, Moneyline: Pittsburgh +168, Miami -205 Courtesy FanDuel.
Miami is 6-5 this season versus the point spread at home and Pittsburgh is 5-2 on the road. Florida State and Louisville beat Miami outright as underdogs in the last two home games for the Hurricanes. Pittsburgh won outright at Duke as a 12.5-point underdog.
Seven of the 11 Miami games at home this season have gone over. Pittsburgh has had four games go over, two under and one was a push away from home. Four of the last five Miami games have gone under. Miami averages 81.9 points per game and Pittsburgh 76.3. Miami allows 72.3 PPG and Pittsburgh 66.6.
A lot of what happens on Saturday will depend on Cleveland's health. Miami prefers a more wide-open game but could have a seven man rotation without Cleveland. The safest bet is to take the under. Miami has been too unpredictable to trust, even on the money line. seven-man
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Miami is back on the road on Tuesday night with an 8 PM ET tipoff at North Carolina State. NC State has lost two in a row and plays at Syracuse on Saturday. The Wolfpack enter their game at Syracuse 13-6 overall and 5-3 in the ACC. Miami needs to get a win on Saturday versus Pittsburgh to improve to 14-6 overall and 5-4 in the ACC.