The No. 19 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (19-5, 10-4 ACC), one of the country’s top shooting teams, play host to the Louisville Cardinals (3-21, 1-12 ACC) on Saturday. Louisville was blown out by the Pittsburgh Panthers 91-57 at Petersen Events Center on Tuesday, their ninth loss in a row away from home.
Mike James was the top scorer in the loss with 11 points. The Cardinals are 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Miami (FL) won their third in a row in dominating fashion on Monday at Watsco Center, beating the Duke Blue Devils 81-59. Norchad Omier had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the team.
The Hurricanes are fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Miami (FL) will be seeking a season sweep against Louisville after taking the only previous matchup 80-53 at KFC Yum! Center in December 2022, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Jordan Miller led the Hurricanes with 14 points. Jae’Lyn Withers had 12 points in defeat. El Ellis is averaging 16.8 points per game to lead the Cardinals in scoring this season.
Ellis also has dished 4.8 assists per game. Meanwhile, Withers is grabbing 5.0 rebounds.Isaiah Wong (16.0 ppg), Miller (14.9), and Omier (13.8) have powered the Hurricanes’ offense.
Omier also has collected 10.1 rebounds per game, while Wong has tallied 3.5 assists per game. The Hurricanes are shooting 48.1% from the field, ranking as one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the NCAA (24th).
Louisville is 1-9 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -11.5 (65.4-76.9). Miami (FL) has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 79.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 72.7 (+6.5 margin).
CARDINALS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jae’Lyn Withers: 20.2 | 15.0 | +5.2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: 0.0 | 10.0 | -10.0
Points per game:
Jae’Lyn Withers: 13.6 | 9.3 | +4.4
Rebounds per game:
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: 0.0 | 4.3 | -4.2
Assists per game:
Mike James: 2.2 | 1.1 | +1.1
HURRICANES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Wooga Poplar: 16.4 | 12.1 | +4.3
Points per game:
Wooga Poplar: 10.4 | 7.8 | +2.6
Assists per game:
Jordan Miller: 3.8 | 2.5 | +1.3
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Miami -20.5 (-110)
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