March Madness: Miami vs. UConn odds, picks and predictions

The 5th-seeded Miami Hurricanes (29-7) look to take down the 4-seed Connecticut Huskies (29-8) in the Final Four in Houston on Saturday at 8:49 p.m. (CBS). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Miami vs. UConn odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

Miami, ranked No. 15 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll , will look to take down another ranked team in No. 12 UConn to reach its 1st National Championship game. The Hurricanes have used elite shooting in the tournament to make it this far.

After shooting 59% from the field against Houston in the Sweet 16, Miami turned around and overcame a 13-point deficit in the Elite 8 with a 52% performance against Texas. While Nigel Pack gets the most attention due to his NIL package, Jordan Miller was the player who led Miami back, scoring 27 points.

Miller became the 1st player since Duke's Christian Laettner to score more than 25 points in a tournament game on 100% shooting; he was 7-for-7 from the field and 13-for-13 from the free throw line. He will need to repeat that performance against a UConn team that has been dominating this postseason.

The Huskies could become the 1st team since the 2004 Huskies to get to the Final Four while winning all its games by 15 or more points and also win the National Championship. According to ESPN, UConn is the 1st team to make it to the Final Four while winning all its games by 15-plus points and winning its Sweet 16 game and its Elite 8 game by more than 20 points since the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats - a team which also won the title.

Dan Hurly's team has been the best team in the tournament and have yet to have any missteps. This game could be the beginning of the coronation for UConn's next championship.