Talk CanesToday: Miami Basketball set to host FIU, Miami Football will play their last home game in 2023 this week
Good afternoon CanesToday readers. It’s Monday and we like Mondays in the fall because it’s a day of new football talk. Today, we begin previewing Miami‘s final home game against Louisville, and Miami has a basketball game today.
So, get excited and get ready for a huge week ahead before the huge opportunity for your University of Miami versus Louisville.
Why not kick this new week off talking about Miami Football.
Monday with Cristobal
MORNING INTERVIEW ON THE JOE ROSE SHOW
Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal made his weekly Monday appearance on The Joe Rose Show on 560 WQAM.
He was asked about the controversial call by the ACC officials that did not award Miami with a safety on a Wesley Bissainthe sack of FSU quarterback Jordan Travis.
Rose stated in his question that he didn’t want to put Cristobal in a situation where he could get in trouble or be fined by the conference.
Cristobal kept his response short and sweet, “I don’t know or care if I get in trouble, that’s a safety.”
You can watch the replay for yourself from the pylon cam when you go back to the game:
ristobal kept his response short and sweet, “I don’t know or care if I get in trouble, that’s a safety.”
You can watch the replay for yourself from the pylon cam:
Miami hosting FIU tonight at 7:00 p.m. EST, Preview:
With a 40-point season-opening victory and a comfortable win against UCF under their belts, your University of Miami Hurricanes get one more tuneup before Friday’s showdown vs. Georgia which Miami should take care of business against the weak Bulldogs but they won’t be no NJIT. They will play Georgia in Nassau, Bahamas. Today, Miami hosts FIU from the C-USA. The Panthers are 0-2 so far this season, with losses to UCF and Tarleton State.
The Canes are nearly a 25-point favorite, so tonight’s game is not expected to be close; however, it will be a good chance to see some bench players get some time as we saw against the win over NJIT. Here’s what you need to know about the game.
The Miami Hurricanes are 2-0 this year after they defeated UCF by a score of 88-72 in their last game. Miami scored 41 points in the first half and 47 points in the second half for the double-digit win. The Hurricanes shot 51% from the field, but they did lose the rebounding battle by a total of 38-34. Miami defeated NJIT by a score of 101-60 in their first game of the season.
Miami is scoring 94.5 points per game with 41 rebounds per game and 18 assists per game, while giving up 66 points against per game this year. Wooga Poplar has led the Hurricanes this year with 22 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and 1.5 blocks per game. Miami is shooting 52.8% from the field, 78.7% on free throws, and 44.9% on three pointers this season.
Miami vs. FIU Odds (FanDuel)
Spread: Miami -21.5
Total: 163.5 points
Miami Projected Starters
(Starting lineup based on the last game)
#24 – Nijel Pack
6-1 • 185 • GUARD • JUNIOR
UCF Stats: 11 points, 3 assist
#4 – Bensley Joseph
6-2 • 196 • GUARD • JUNIOR
UCF Stats: 15 points, 5 rebounds
#5 – Wooga Poplar
6-5 • 197 •GUARD • JUNIOR
UCF Stats: 23 points, 4 rebounds
#0 – Matthew Cleveland
6-7 • 207 • GUARD • JUNIOR
UCF Stats: 12 points, 3 rebounds
#15 – Norchad Omier
6-7 • 240 • FORWARD • JUNIOR
UCF Stats: 19 points, 12 rebounds
Need To Know
FIU enters this one with a win-loss mark of 0-2 for the year. They average 63.5 points per game (311th in the nation) while going 38.1% from the field. The Panthers are shooting 24.0% on shots from beyond the arc (12 of 50) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, FIU is collecting 27.5 boards per game and has earned 24 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 233rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 22.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest.
On defense, the Panthers are able to force 22.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 295th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 31 relinquished on the campaign. The Panthers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 50.8% (62 of 122) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 34.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 326th in D-1 in PPG allowed (83.5).
When they last played, the Miami Hurricanes got the victory with a final of 88-72 when they played UCF. In the matter of how they rebounded, Miami permitted UCF to get 30 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 5 of 20 and ended up going 7 out of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Hurricanes allowed UCF to make 30 out of 73 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Hurricanes ended up going 26 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.0%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Miami buried 10 of 21 attempts (47.6%). They were able to convert 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.7%. UCF had 24 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 14 steals for the game. The Hurricanes earned 26 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.
Wooga Poplar ended up being important for the Hurricanes for the game. He tallied 23 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood, but wasn’t able to tally an assist. He converted 6 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.
Miami has a mark of 2-0 so far this year. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls per contest and they go 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.0 times per contest (62nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per contest. Miami has earned 189 points so far this season (94.5 per game) and they collect 41.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Hurricanes are shooting 52.8% from the field, which has them ranked 43rd in the country.
The Hurricanes defensively are ranked 140th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.0. They are forcing 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.6% from the field (98th in D-1). The Miami defense concedes 28.0% on shots from distance (14 of 50) and opponents are connecting on 54.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 9.0 dimes and 37.0 rebounds every game, which is 72nd and 236th in those categories on the defensive end.
How to watch Miami vs FIU
7 p.m. ET | Monday, November 13 | Watsco Center
Streaming: ACC Network+/ESPN+
Home Radio: UM Sports Radio – 560 WQAM, Audacy App
Tonight’s game is only available on ACC Network Extra/ESPN+, aka “the computer.” If you’re new to this, ACC Network Extra and ESPN+ are only accessible through the ESPN app. That means you won’t be able to watch the game on traditional TV; you’ll only be able to see it on smartphones, tablets, TV-connected devices (Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, SmartTV, etc.), or via espn.com/watch.
Injury Update on Miami Hurricanes quarterback Emory Williams
Emory Williams was the ‘starting quarterback’ against the Florida State Seminole’s after Tyler Van Dyke got benched. Emory was taking to the hospital Saturday evening after he severely injured his left-arm and that injury was on the Hurricanes last final drive.
Williams was injured on a fourth-and-2 run as he stretched his arm and dove for a first down. Multiple defenders crashed down on him, and he appeared to be in serious pain as he lay on the ground. An air cast was placed on his left arm, and he was carted off the field.
Williams, a true freshman, started the game over veteran Tyler Van Dyke to try to jump start the offense. Van Dyke had thrown 10 interceptions in his previous four games and did not play well in a loss to NC State last week.
It was an unfortunate conclusion to Williams’ second start of the season. He kept Miami in the game with timely plays, including an 85-yard touchdown to Jacolby George in the final frame to cut the deficit to seven. He finished 8/23 for 175 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions while rushing five times for -7 yards.
The Miami Hurricanes announced Sunday morning in a statement.
“Miami quarterback Emory Williams suffered a left arm injury during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game and was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, the statement said. “He flew back with the team Saturday night.
“We will update his status when we have more information”.
And the plan is that he will be ready for Spring ball next season!
Williams, a true freshman, did not have surgery before leaving Tallahassee, but it was not revealed whether he will undergo surgery in South Florida.
Prayers to Emory Williams!!
Miami RB Donald Chaney Jr. Solidifies Himself as the Number Two Back
Admittedly, there weren’t too many positives to take away from Miami football’s 27-20 loss to in state rival No. 4 Florida State on Saturday. The Hurricanes were smacked in the mouth early and failed to respond until the second quarter, where the Hurricanes were in front of a packed Doak Campbell Stadium. But if we’re searching for something to be happy about, it would be Donald Chaney Jr. explosive plays against the Florida State’s defense.
Chaney, a fourth-year Redshirt Sophomore running back who missed nearly all of the 2022 and some of 2021 season with a torn ACL, he burned off a 26-yard run against the Seminoles and one play later he burned out another big chunk run that went for 29 yards to get the Hurricanes in the red-zone. The play happened with just under 6 minutes left in the first half. Chaney took the handoff from quarterback Emory Williams that later went down in the game, Chaney founded an outside hole at the line of scrimmage, and then sprinted his way straight ahead before getting pulled down at the FSU 5-yard line. Three plays later Miami would throw a fade route to Jacolby Geroge to get a 3-yard passing touchdown.
Chaney ran for 85-yards against the Florida State defense, he also accomplished to get 12 rushing attempts with averaging 7.1 yards per play, but he did not get a touchdown against the FSU’s defense but made a big impacted for this Hurricane’s offense.
Miami opens as slight underdog versus Louisville
As Miami faces season-saving back-to-back home and away matchups to close out regular season action, the Hurricanes will be underdogs in the first down in Hard Rock.
Taking on the Louisville Cardinals they mainly done clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game, Louisville has opened as a 2.5-point favorite, according to the early lines released by FanDuel. The moneyline has been set at -142 in favor of the Cardinals while the over/under sits at 46.5 points.
However, ESPN’s Matchup Predictor does give Miami a favorite in this one, which has now lost three of its last five games this season, a 52.8% chance to pull off the victory inside Hard Rock Stadium.
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