Miami Hurricanes Host Notre Dame in ACC Hoops

Dirty January 12, 2017

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Canes Favorites over the 20th Irish

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Miami Hurricanes will meet at BankUnited Center on Thursday Night in ACC basketball action. . Miami swept the series last year.

Oddsmakers opened the Miami Hurricanes as -2-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game’s total opened at 140.

Last time out for Miami Hurricanes, they were a 70-55 loser as they battled the Syracuse Orange on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite. The Hurricanes are coming off a 15-point loss at Syracuse. They have won 21 in a row at home. This dates back to a 78-77 loss to Northeastern on Nov. 27, 2015. They are 8-0 at home this season and have won their last 11 ACC outings at the Watsco Center.

Notre Dame was a 75-70 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Clemson Tigers. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites. The Irish have been overpowering foes on offense lately. They are averaging over 82 points a game and shooting 47 percent from the field overall. They are also over 40 percent from 3-point range, the latter tops in the ACC.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Notre Dame is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Notre Dame’s last 6 games on the road
Notre Dame is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Notre Dame is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Notre Dame is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami

Miami Hurricanes
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Notre Dame
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Notre Dame
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Notre Dame