Long Island at Miami odds, picks and predictions
The Long Island Sharks (1-6) and Miami Hurricanes (6-1) meet Wednesday at Watsco Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Long Island vs. Miami odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Sharks have struggled mightily this season, losing 6 of 7 games overall. They did pick up an 83-66 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, an NCAA Tournament team last season, on a neutral floor on Nov. 24. Long Island has covered 3 of the past 4 games, too, while cashing the Under in 5 straight.
The Hurricanes have picked up wins against Georgia, Kansas State and Notre Dame, while their only loss is against a ranked Kentucky team on the road Nov. 28. Miami has covered just twice in the past 5 games, while the Over is a healthy 5-2 in 7 games overall.
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Long Island at Miami odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 10:39 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Long Island +4000 (bet $100 to win $4,000) | Miami -30000 (bet $30,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Long Island +27.5 (-102) | Miami -27.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 154.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Long Island at Miami picks and predictions
Prediction
Miami 83, Long Island 59
Moneyline
Miami (-30000) is way too expensive to even consider, as a $100 risk would net just 33 cents in profit.
PASS.
Against the spread
LONG ISLAND +27.5 (-102) is actually worth a roll of the dice. The Sharks have played a ranked team once this season, and they covered in a 20-point loss catching 34.5 points at UCLA back on Nov. 15. While the Sharks haven't been very good overall, they have still managed to cover 3 of the past 4 games, all as double-digit underdogs.
Miami -27.5 (-120) failed to cover as a double-digit favorite against Notre Dame last time out, and it is 2-3 ATS in the past 5 outings overall, including 0-2 ATS in the past 2 games as a favorite of 14 or more points.
This one isn't going to be close, but Long Island should be able to hang around and grab a backdoor cover, keeping it within 25 points.
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Over/Under
UNDER 154.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Hurricanes have cashed the Over in 5 of 7 games overall this season, although the Under cashed last time out with just 111 combined points against Notre Dame in a game with a total of 143.5.
The Sharks have cobbled together 67 or fewer points in 6 of 7 games overall, but the defense hasn't been super terrible. LIU has allowed 78 or fewer points in 5 straight outings, and the Under has cashed in 5 in a row.
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