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Arkansas (5-2) and Miami (3-4) collide in an ACC-SEC Challenge clash on Tuesday night at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida.
Both teams are coming off losses in their previous games, with the Razorbacks falling to Illinois 90-77 last Thursday. On the other hand, the Hurricanes dropped its fourth straight loss, against Charleston Southern, 83-79, at home on Saturday.
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Let's examine the odds and predictions for this important clash between Division I schools.
Arkansas vs Miami prediction
Arkansas and Miami are at the bottom of their conferences due to their losses against non-conference foes. The Razorbacks lost to Baylor and Illinois while the Hurricanes are on a four-game slide since winning three straight early in the 2024-25 college basketball season.
John Calipari has relied on five-star freshman guard Boogie Fland and his former Kentucky players, Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic, on offense.
Thiero leads the team's offense with 19.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.9 steals per game. Fland has been efficient as the team's top playmaker, averaging 15.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals.
The 7-foot-2 Ivisic has provided great defensive numbers for the team, blocking 2.7 shots to go along with his season averages of 12.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.1 spg.
On the other hand, Miami has four players in double figures with Nijel Pack leading the way with averages of 15.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists. Pack has shot 48.4% this season, including 44.1% from the 3-point line.
Jalen Blackmon, Brandon Johnson and Lynn Kidd are the other players scoring at least 11.0 ppg for the Hurricanes. Johnson and Kidd lead the team in rebounding, with 8.7 and 5.9 boards per game, respectively.
The Razorbacks are five-point favorites going into this encounter with the total set at 155.5 points. Arkansas has a -180 moneyline while Miami has a +150 moneyline for this showdown.
Prediction: Arkansas Razorbacks 82, Miami Hurricanes 75.
Arkansas vs Miami odds
Arkansas vs Miami head-to-head
This is the second all-time meeting between the teams with Miami winning their only clash, 75-71, in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Championship.
Arkansas coach John Calipari is 1-1 against the Hurricanes, having played against the team during his tenure with Kentucky in 2008 and last year.
How to watch Arkansas vs Miami
The game will tip off at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. ESPN2 will broadcast the men's basketball showdown live with Dave O'Brien and Cory Alexander serving as play-by-play announcers.
The clash will be streamed live on Watch ESPN and Fubo.
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