Free College Basketball Picks Today: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils 2/6/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils 2/6/23
Mon 6th February 2023

The No. 23 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (18-5, 9-4 ACC), one of the NCAA’s top shooting teams, play host to the Duke Blue Devils (17-6, 8-4 ACC) on Monday. Duke beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 63-57 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, their third win in a row. With 20 points, Jeremy Roach was the top scorer.

Dereck Lively II was another standout performer with 4 points, 14 rebounds, and eight blocks. The Blue Devils remain sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Miami (FL) won on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum, beating the Clemson Tigers 78-74. Nijel Pack had 20 points, leading the team.

The Hurricanes are fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Duke will be aiming for a season sweep against Miami (FL) after winning the only previous game 68-66 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 21. Kyle Filipowski led the Blue Devils with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Jordan Miller had 19 points and eight rebounds in the losing effort. The Blue Devils have been led this season by Filipowski, who is averaging 15.7 points per game. Filipowski also has grabbed 9.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Tyrese Proctor is dishing 2.8 assists.

Isaiah Wong and Miller have supplied much of the Hurricanes’ offense, averaging 16.2 and 14.8 points per game, respectively. Wong also has tallied 3.5 assists per game. Norchad Omier has pulled down 10.1 rebounds per game.

The Hurricanes are shooting 48.2% from the field on the season, ranking as one of the NCAA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (24th). Duke is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +4.6 (71.9-67.3).

For the season, the Blue Devils are averaging 72.5 points per game, compared to 63.4 for opponents. Miami (FL) has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 78.7 points per game on average while allowing 73.3 (+5.4 margin).

BLUE DEVILS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dereck Lively II: 15.8 | 9.0 | +6.8
Dariq Whitehead: 5.2 | 8.3 | -3.1
Points per game:
Jeremy Roach: 14.6 | 10.9 | +3.7
Mark Mitchell: 6.4 | 9.0 | -2.6
Rebounds per game:
Mark Mitchell: 5.6 | 4.3 | +1.3
Ryan Young: 4.2 | 6.3 | -2.1
Assists per game:
Tyrese Proctor: 4.6 | 2.8 | +1.8

HURRICANES HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Nijel Pack: 15.8 | 12.0 | +3.8
Assists per game:
Jordan Miller: 3.2 | 2.5 | +0.7
Isaiah Wong: 2.2 | 3.5 | -1.3

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Miami (-165)

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