Miami (FL) vs. Virginia betting: College basketball preview for January 29

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The Miami Hurricanes (4-16, 0-9 ACC) are slightly favored (by 1.5 points) to break a four-game home losing streak when they host the Virginia Cavaliers (9-11, 2-7 ACC) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is 135.

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Miami (FL) Cover -1.5 vs Virginia -107

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Miami (FL) vs. Virginia betting lines

  • Miami (FL) moneyline odds to win: -118
  • Virginia moneyline odds to win: -102
  • Spread: Miami (FL) (-1.5)
  • Total: 135

Miami (FL) statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Miami (FL) has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered two times in 11 games when playing at home, and it has covered one time in five games when playing on the road.
  • Looking at point totals, the Hurricanes hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total seven times in 11 opportunities this season (63.6%). In road games, they have hit the over three times in five opportunities (60%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Miami (FL) has picked up the win in three of six games when playing at home, good for a .500 winning percentage. It has won zero of two games on the road (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Hurricanes’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 73.7 points a contest compared to the 75.7 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Miami (FL)’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (87.7) is 7.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (80.6).
  • The Hurricanes are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.7 threes per game and shooting 31.8% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.6 makes and 32.1% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Miami (FL) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-16-0 (Home: 2-9-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 1-9-0 (As Favorite: 1-10-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-8-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-7 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (108th in nation) 49.7 (362nd) 30.1 (302nd) 30.1 (120th) 13.0 (246th) 10.1 (59th)

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Virginia statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Virginia’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (6-6-0). Away, it is .200 (1-4-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Cavaliers games have finished over less often at home (five of 12, 41.7%) than away (four of five, 80%).
  • The Cavaliers’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .200 (1-4), and away it is .000 (0-5).

Recent trends

  • The Cavaliers are averaging 62.3 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.4 more than their average for the season (61.9).
  • Virginia has performed worse defensively over its last 10 games, giving up 68.7 points per contest, 4.2 more points than its season average of 64.5.
  • The Cavaliers are sinking 7.8 three-pointers per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.2 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (8.0). In addition, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (35.8%) compared to their season average from downtown (37.0%).

Virginia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-12-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 5-8-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 5-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-9-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-11 (Home: 1-4; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.2 (267th in nation) 41.8 (94th) 27.7 (347th) 31.0 (163rd) 14.4 (134th) 10.2 (69th)
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