Miami (FL) vs. Syracuse betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 24

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The Miami Hurricanes (15-4, 4-2 ACC) visit the Syracuse Orange (12-7, 3-3 ACC) in a matchup of ACC teams at JMA Wireless Dome, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Hurricanes are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is set at 150.5 in the matchup.

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Miami (FL) vs. Syracuse betting lines

  • Miami (FL) moneyline odds to win: -145
  • Syracuse moneyline odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Miami (FL) (-2.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Miami (FL) statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Miami (FL) has played worse when playing at home, covering six times in 12 home games, and three times in four road games.
  • In home games, the Hurricanes exceed the over/under 83.3% of the time (10 of 12 games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of away games (two of four contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Miami (FL) has won a lower percentage of its home games (.875) compared to away games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Hurricanes’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 84.6 points a contest compared to the 84.9 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Miami (FL) has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 72.1 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 68.9 it has surrendered this season.
  • The Hurricanes’ past 10 contests have seen them make 6.7 three-pointers per game while shooting 30.5% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down from their 2025-26 averages of 6.9 makes and 33.3%.

Miami (FL) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 8-6-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-7-0 (Home: 10-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.6 (14th in nation) 42.5 (110th) 35.4 (61st) 27.4 (16th) 17.5 (32nd) 11.3 (174th)

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Syracuse statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Syracuse had better results away (6-5-0) than at home (9-8-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Orange games finished over seven of 17 times at home (41.2%) and seven of 11 away (63.6%) last year.
  • The Orange, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (1-6) than away (2-9) last season.

Recent trends

  • The Orange are scoring 78.0 points per contest over their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 75.6.
  • While Syracuse is ceding 68.1 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 71.4 points per contest.
  • The Orange are draining 7.4 three-pointers per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (7.1). Likewise, they have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (37.6%) compared to their season average from three-point land (33.8%).

Syracuse betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 8-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (89th in nation) 40.5 (38th) 32.5 (194th) 32.8 (281st) 13.2 (252nd) 11.4 (186th)
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