Miami vs Houston Time, TV, Betting Odds, & Statistics
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Article photo of Miami's Norchad Omier and Houston's Marcus Sasser; photo credits to Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports and Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports.
Miami versus Houston, this should be a classic NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 contest.
Here are the game details for the Midwest region matchup, with Miami seeded #5 and Houston as the #1 seed.
Team Records
Miami Hurricanes (27-7) versus Houston Cougars (33-3)
Game Day
Date: Friday, March 24
Game Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.
TV: CBS
SI Sportsbook Betting Odds
Point Spread: Houston -6.5 over Miami
Over/Under: 137.5
Money Line: Houston (-300), Miami (+230)
Team Statistics
(Rankings through this past Saturday’s games)
Scoring Margin: Miami 7.5 (51), Houston 18.3 (1)
Assist/Turnover Ratio: Miami 1.3 (52), Houston 1.46 (16)
Rebounding Margin: Miami 3.1 (79), Houston 7.5 (7)
Bench Points: Miami 13.4 (318) Houston 17 (223)
Offensive Statistics
Offensive Scoring: Miami 78.9 (26), Houston 74.9 (97)
Shooting Percentage: Miami 48.1% (19), Houston 46.1% (82)
3-Point Percentage: Miami 36.7% (50), Houston 34.2% (167)
Fast Break Points: Miami 13.3 (24), Houston 11.1 (85)
Defensive Statistics
Defensive Scoring: Miami 71.6 (222), Houston 56.6 (2)
Field Goal Percentage Defense: Miami 44.7% (244), Houston 36.1% (1)
3-point Percentage Defense: Miami 33.4% (151), Houston 27.4% (2)
Blocked Shots: Miami 3.2 (160), Houston 4.9 (16)
KenPom
Adjusted Efficiency Margin: Miami 16.34 (32), Houston 29.19 (1)
Adjusted Offensive Margin: Miami 118.0 (11), Houston 118.5 (9)
Adjusted Defensive Margin: Miami 101.7 (108), Houston 89.3 (4)
Win/Loss Trends
Miami has won 8 of 10 games, including road victories at North Carolina and Virginia Tech, plus home wins over Wake Forest and Pittsburgh, and the NCAA Tournament victories over Drake and Indiana.
Houston defeated 9 of its last 10 opponents, including winning at Memphis, neutral court versus Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, and versus Auburn during the NCAA Tournament.
The Canes have gone 4-2 on neutral courts, while the Cougars did slightly better at 6-1.
Scoring Trends
When scoring 70 or more points, Miami has gone 22-5 so far this season. When the Hurricanes went below the 70-point scoring mark, 5-2 was the record.
Meanwhile, Houston’s defense has allowed opponents to surpass 70 points only four times this season. Now, the Cougars went 2-2 in those games, but can the Hurricanes overcome Houston’s stifling team defensive effort to even reach 70 points?
Leading Scorers
Miami: guard Isaiah Wong 16.1, guard Jordan Miller 15.1, forward Norchad Omier and guard Nijel Pack 13.4
Houston: guard Marcus Sasser 16.9, forward Jarace Walker 11.1, guard Jamal Shead 10.4, and forward J'Wan Roberts 10.3
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