Miami head coach Bill Courtney is expected to return for the Miami Hurricanes as they host Syracuse on Tuesday night. Courtney missed the Miami loss at Louisville on Saturday. An illness on Thursday and Friday kept Courtney from making the trip to Louisville. Miami is looking for its second consecutive home win on Tuesday night.
Matthew Cleveland is averaging 22.1 points per game, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 54.3 percent from the floor, 30.8 percent on 3-point attempts and 86.0 percent on free throws since Jan. 11. Center Lynn Kidd is the only other healthy Miami player averaging in double figures at 11.0 PPG and 6.8 RPG.
Miami and Syracuse are fairly evenly matched. One area to watch is shooting percentages. Syracuse holds opponents to 45.2 percent from the floor and 33.3 on 3-point attempts. Miami opponents are shooting 49.6 percent from the floor and 39.3 percent on 3-point attempts.
Syracuse at Miami FanDuel odds
Miami is a 1.5-point favorite per the FanDuel odds. Syracuse is +102 and Miami -122 on the moneyline. The over/under for Tuesday night is 152.5.
Miami versus Syracuse series history
Syracuse leads the all-time series with Miami 21-12 and has a 10-7 advantage versus the Hurricanes in South Florida.
Syracuse at Miami TV
Noah Reed is calling play-by-play and former Boston College and NBA player Malcolm Huckaby is the analyst on ACC Network.
Syracuse at Miami
With both teams struggling, the Hurricanes have a great opportunity for another win. Miami should win this one outright. This should be a high scoring game and eclipse the 152.5 over/under.
What's next for Miami
Miami is at Pittsburgh on Saturday and goes to Tallahassee to play Florida State on Feb. 19. That is followed by home games versus Virginia Tech and Duke to close out February.