Henry Roldán
The Miami team will have a tough challenge this Sunday when they face Auburn in one of the second round duels of the Midwest bracket. In an infamous game, the Hurricanes beat USC 68-66 to continue dreaming in the current national championship. In front of them, however, they will have an Auburn team that dispatched Jacksonville State 80-61 and will look to defend its status as the 2nd seed in the Conference.
Picks and Predictions for the Miami Hurricanes vs Auburn Tigers NCAA Basketball Championship Round 2 Game on March 20
- Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, South Carolina
- When: Sunday, March 20, 1:00 PM ET
- Betting Line: Miami Hurricanes (+7.5) vs Auburn Tigers (-7.5)
Miami Hurricanes Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 23-10
- Conference Record: 14-6
- Spread: +7.5
- Over/Under: Over 144
- Moneyline: +270
If Miami wants to keep advancing in March Madness they have to do things much better on offense than they did against USC. Auburn is one of the best teams in the nation on defense and its weakness, which is to stop the shot of three, seems to have no problems against the Hurricanes if they repeat the horrible game they made this Friday by hitting only one long-distance shot of the 14 they threw.
Miami lives and goes out of its way to its offense, so improving this chapter of its script is just and necessary. In field goals they hit more than 50% and only missed six frees of 15 they threw, so their luck mailed by the improvement of their long-distance shots and that they can keep cold, to some extent, the powerful offense of the Tigers.
Auburn Tigers Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 27-5
- Conference Record: 15-3
- Spread: -7.5
- Over/Under: Over 144
- Moneyline: -340
The Tigers hardly even disheveled against Jacksonville. After taking a 12-point lead at the end of the first quarter, the second was pure paperwork to win by 19 points. And how could it not be so his four of his players got at least 10 points, being Jabari Smith again the figure of the team with 20 goals registered.
Auburn was also superior where he has been all season: painting. While the Gamecocks grabbed 31 rebounds, the Tigers grabbed 46 of them. An abysmal difference both to avoid second chances of the opponent, and to get a second chance in the shots that failed. If they can continue their big game under the board, against a Miami defense that’s below average, the Hurricanes won’t have much to do.
JefeBet Prediction
The Hurricanes are an entertaining team because they like to attack a lot, something Auburn also does but with much more quality when defending. That difference on the other side of the court is what will undoubtedly make the difference of the commitment, without detracting from the number of points that will be present. This time I leave with the Over of the meeting.
