Pittsburgh Panthers vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ACC Network

Watsco Center is the site where the Miami Hurricanes (11-2) will play the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-6) on Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers played Penn State and walked away with a win by a score of 80-46 in their last game. Pittsburgh walked away from the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (30 of 60) and knocked down 12 of their 24 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 8 of 14 tries for a rate of 57.1%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 dimes in the game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to go 32.7% from the floor on 18 of 55 shooting. Penn State earned 7 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In addition, Penn State collected 25 boards (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Penn State finished the contest at 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 9 attempts. They also converted 4 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 15 while Penn State finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Roman Siulepa is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 28 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Pittsburgh will enter this game with a record of 7-6 on the year. They average 74.0 points per outing (264th in Division 1) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Panthers are hitting 36.9% on 3-point shots (114 of 309) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Pittsburgh is grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 173 dimes this year, which ranks 238th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 128th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 157 conceded so far this year. The Panthers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (303 of 711) and they surrender 31.2 boards per game as a unit. They concede 33.8% on three-point shots and they rank 68th in the country in opponents PPG (67.8).

For their last game, the Miami Hurricanes went home victorious with a score of 105-67 against North Florida. In relation to rebounding, Miami permitted North Florida to snag 21 in total (7 offensive). They went 35.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 31 and finished the game at 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Hurricanes allowed North Florida to make 21 of 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.5% in this contest. When the game finished, the Hurricanes shot 38 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.7%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Miami made 9 of their 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to convert 20 of those for a rate of 69.0%. North Florida committed 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 29 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 13 steals for this game. The Hurricanes were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this game.

Tre Donaldson ended up being a factor for the Hurricanes for the contest. He made 7 out of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 9 assists for this contest.

Miami has a record of 11-2 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hurricanes are connecting on 52.3% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the nation. Miami has earned 1,163 pts on the campaign (89.5 per contest) and they pull in 40.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 19.9 times per contest (10th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Hurricanes are responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they shoot 66.3% from the free throw line.

The Hurricanes on the defensive side of the court are 66th in college in points allowed per contest with 67.7. They have forced 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (54th in D-1). The Miami defense gives up 33.8% on three-point shots (108 of 320) and their opponents are knocking down 64.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 30.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 157th and 42nd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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