Miami Hurricanes vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, Odds and Picks for Tuesday, 01/14/25

Duke and Miami fans will be pouring into Cameron Indoor Stadium tonight as the Miami Hurricanes make their way north to visit the No.3 ranked Duke Blue Devils. Duke aims to stay hot against their ACC rival, and one big reason for Duke’s success this year is because of the freshman, Cooper Flagg. Flagg is coming off a season-best 42 point game on Saturday at home against Notre Dame, and fans are hoping for another breakout performance from the freshman as they face a Miami team that is giving up 76.3 points per game on average. Miami has struggled all year, and they’re a big underdog in this matchup, and rightfully so, but I think Duke will be able to cover this large spread and here’s why.  

Miami has not lost a game by more than 15 points all season. Earlier in the season, Miami played then No.1 Tennessee and lost by only 13 points, and Tennessee has one of the best defenses in all of college basketball. The Hurricanes have been decent offensively this season, shooting 47.2% from the field and scoring 77.5 points per game, but their defense is what has been their kryptonite all season.  Miami is giving up over 76 points per game this year, and I expect them to struggle big against Duke tonight.  Duke is averaging 80.4 points per game, shooting 47.8% from the field, and they’re allowing their opponents to show just 36.5% from the field giving up less than 60 points per game. Duke is one of the top teams right now in the country and they’re trying to make their case as to why they should be No.1 in the nation. This is a massive spread for conference play, and even though Miami’s biggest loss of the season was only by 15, I simply can’t trust the way they’re performing right now. Look for the Blue Devils to rally at home in front of their home crowd and win big against the Hurricanes, making them my best bet of the day. 

Miami vs Duke prediction: Duke -24 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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