Miami vs. Colorado: Preview, How to Watch
The NABC Brooklyn Showdown rolls on with a matchup between Colorado and No. 15 Miami on Sunday afternoon. The Buffalos (6-2 SU, 4-4 ATS) put the wood to Pepperdine last Sunday at home, winning 91-66 as -18.5 favorites. The fifteenth-ranked Hurricanes (7-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) covered as -30.5 favorites against Long Island on Wednesday, winning 97-49 at home. This one tips at 2:00 EST from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
How To Watch
Spread, Money Line
The model has set its sights on Colorado vs. Miami. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
- Miami vs. Colorado spread: Miami -1
- Miami vs. Colorado over/under: 153 points
- Miami vs. Colorado money line: Miami: -116, Colorado: -104
- Miami vs. Colorado picks: See picks here
What you need to know about Colorado
Colorado has made a habit of sweeping its opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 25 points or more this season. The Buffaloes blew past the Pepperdine Waves 91-66 last Sunday. Tristan da Silva was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds. Cody Williams was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
The Buffaloes are one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the nation, knocking down 41.8% of their shots from beyond the arc to rank fourth in Division I college basketball. KJ Simpson is averaging a team-high 19.4 points per game while shooting 45.2% from the 3-point line. He’s one of five players in the Colorado rotation shooting at least 45% from deep.
What you need to know about Miami
Meanwhile, Miami entered its matchup on Wednesday as the heavy favorite and fully lived up to expectations. The Hurricanes steamrolled past the Long Island Sharks 97-49 at home. Miami’s win was a true team effort, with several players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Norchad Omier, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Matthew Cleveland, who scored 15 points to go along with four steals.
Coming off a Final Four run a season ago, Miami is having an incredibly efficient offensive season. The Hurricanes rank 25th in the nation in scoring (84.6 ppg) and are third in team 3-point shooting percentage (42.5%). Omier, Cleveland, Nijel Pack and Wooga Poplar are all averaging at least 13.5 points per game and shooting 40% or better from beyond the arc.
How to make Miami vs. Colorado picks
The model has simulated Miami vs. Colorado 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that hits nearly 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
Miami a two-headed beast
Since taking their lone loss of the season, versus No. 12 Kentucky, the Hurricanes have played a pair of games and showed they can beat you both ways, and bad. They held Notre Dame to 49 points in a defensive showcase, then dropped 97 in their next game. This season, Miami’s offense is second in the ACC scoring 84.6 points per game this season. They are shooting 51.3% from the field, 10th best in the country, and 42.5% from three, second best in the land. With a 1.17 assist-to-turnover ratio, they rank 104th in the nation.
On defense, the ‘Canes are allowing 69.5 points per game, seventh in the ACC. Their opponents have shot 40.7% from the field and 25.7% from three-point range against Miami this season, averaging seven threes and just nine free throws per game. Miami is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per game with 28.6 on the defensive end.
Wooga Poplar leads a pack of four double-digit scorers on the team with 16.5 points. The junior guard is shooting 53.6% overall this season and also averages 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Poplar has a team-high 22 three-pointers and averaged 2.8 per game, sixth best in the ACC.
Trinton is the owner of CanesToday. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, he is a freshman in high school and wants to graduate from the University of Miami
