The No. 17 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (15-3, 6-2 ACC), who are among the best offenses in the Atlantic Coast Conference, travel to face the Duke Blue Devils (13-5, 4-3 ACC), one of the conference’s toughest defenses, on Saturday. Miami (FL) topped the Syracuse Orange 82-78 at Watsco Center on Monday.
Norchad Omier was a top performer with 16 points and 16 rebounds. The Hurricanes dropped to third in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duke dropped their last game on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum, falling to the Clemson Tigers 72-64.
Kyle Filipowski scored 18 to top the scoresheet in defeat. With 10 points, Ryan Young also impressed. The Blue Devils fell to ninth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.This marks the only meeting of the season between the teams.
They last met in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tourney semifinals when the Blue Devils knocked out the Hurricanes with an 80-76 victory at Barclays Center in March 2022. Miami (FL) won the only regular season matchup between the teams last season 76-80 at Barclays Center in March 2022.
AJ Griffin led the Blue Devils with 21 points, while Paolo Banchero played a key role with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Kameron McGusty had 24 points in defeat. Isaiah Wong and Jordan Miller, averaging 16.7 and 14.8 points per game, respectively, are leading the Hurricanes in scoring this season.
Wong also has dished 3.8 assists per game. Meanwhile, Omier is grabbing 10.2 rebounds per game. Filipowski has been the primary provider of the Blue Devils’ offense, averaging 14.9 points per game. Filipowski also has pulled down 9.3 rebounds per game.
Jeremy Roach has recorded 2.6 assists per game. The Hurricanes rank as the best in the league in offensive efficiency, while the Blue Devils are second in defensive efficiency.
Miami (FL) is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +7.6 (82.1-74.5). For the season, the Hurricanes are averaging 78.4 points per game, compared to 69.9 for opponents.
Duke has a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 73.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 68.5 (+4.9 margin). The Blue Devils are averaging 72.2 ppg for the full season while allowing 63.4.
HURRICANES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Harlond Beverly: 10.8 | 5.6 | +5.2
Assists per game:
Isaiah Wong: 2.2 | 3.8 | -1.6
BLUE DEVILS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dariq Whitehead: 15.0 | 9.1 | +5.9
Jeremy Roach: 4.6 | 14.5 | -9.9
Points per game:
Ryan Young: 11.0 | 8.3 | +2.7
Jeremy Roach: 2.6 | 9.8 | -7.2
Rebounds per game:
Mark Mitchell: 5.2 | 3.9 | +1.3
Assists per game:
Jeremy Roach: 0.8 | 2.6 | -1.8
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Duke -5.5 (-110)
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