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We're 4.5 pt favorites. Torvik has us winning by 1.
Miami has only played four D1 games, but so far they are best in the country at taking care of the ball. They turned it over just 5 times in their last game, and only had 8 at Georgia Tech. Miami is also very good at the free throw line, shooting 83% - good for 7th nationally.
On the flip side they are bad at defending the three point line, coming in at #335. They gave up 15 threes in their loss to Western Illinois at a 54% clip (but at Georgia Tech they only gave up 4 of 17).
Miami plays a very small lineup, with four players who are 6'2 or shorter averaging 24+ minutes. The bulk of frontcourt duties go to players who are 6'7 or shorter. Despite a lack of size, they block shots and grab defensive rebounds surprisingly well. They shoot a lot of threes and give up a lot of threes.
This should be a game where we use our size. Georgia Tech's big man was 4-5 at the rim and had 13 rebounds. Whoever is playing the five should be able to control the paint. Only one of Miami's big men will step outside to shoot the three (Delonte Brown who is hitting 56% on the year). I'd expect to have Davenport on Brown when he's in the game.
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