Troy vs. Miami (OH) betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The Miami (OH) RedHawks (17-5) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to build on a 10-game home winning streak when they host the Troy Trojans (15-8) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 142.

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Troy Cover -1.5 vs Miami (OH) -110

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Troy vs. Miami (OH) betting lines

  • Troy moneyline odds to win: -125
  • Miami (OH) moneyline odds to win: +105
  • Spread: Troy (-1.5)
  • Total: 142

Troy statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Troy has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered seven times in 12 games at home, and it has covered six times in 10 games when playing on the road.
  • The Trojans have exceeded the over/under in eight of 12 home games (66.7%), compared to one of 10 road games (10%).
  • Troy has performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 8-3, compared to going 5-0 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Trojans have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 71.3 points per game in their last 10 contests, two points fewer than the 73.3 they’ve scored this year.
  • Troy’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (64.1) is 1.1 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (65.2).
  • The Trojans are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 9 threes per game and shooting 31% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.8 makes and 30.1% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Troy betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-8-1 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 6-3-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 11-5-0 (As Favorite: 11-5-1; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-13-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 1-9-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 8-3; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (194th in nation) 41.2 (59th) 34.6 (62nd) 28.5 (47th) 14.6 (116th) 13.5 (333rd)

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Miami (OH) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Miami (OH)’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .444 (4-5-0). On the road, it is .556 (5-4-0).
  • Both at home (seven of nine) and away (seven of nine), the RedHawks’ games have gone over (in terms of the over/under) 77.8% of the time.

Recent trends

  • The RedHawks have performed worse offensively over their previous 10 games, scoring 81.5 points per contest, 0.5 fewer points their than season average of 82.
  • Over its past 10 games, Miami (OH) is giving up 74.9 points per contest, 2.1 more points than its season average (72.8).
  • The RedHawks are sinking 1.1 fewer treys per contest in their previous 10 games (9.3) compared to their season average (10.4), and they are delivering a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (39.1%) compared to their season mark (39.5%).

Miami (OH) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-10-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-6-0 (Home: 7-2-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.4 (10th in nation) 45.3 (279th) 30.2 (295th) 28.6 (54th) 15.6 (66th) 11.6 (216th)
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