Miami-Florida at Penn State Nittany 12/1/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Miami Hurricanes will be on the road Wednesday night for a visit to the Bryce Jordan Center for a match up against the Penn State Nittany Lions. After a strong start of the season Miami has faltered as of late losing two of their last three games overall including a 32 point loss to Alabama on Sunday. Defensively Miami was obliterated as Alabama shot 53.6% from the floor and 53.3% from the three point line to score 96 total points including 63 in the second half.

Miami has played well on the offensive side of the ball through the first seven games of the year averaging 73.3 points on 45.5% shooting as a team. Kameron McGusty Leads the team with 17.6 points per game to go along with a team high 7.1 rebounds. Isaiah Wong is second on the team in scoring with 15.6 points per game.

The Penn State Nittany Lions are 4-2 through the first six games of the year following a 15 point win against Oregon State. Penn State was mediocre on the offensive side of the ball against Oregon State making only 40.7% of their shots to score 60 points in the game but the defense was lights out holding the Beavers 245 points on 31.4% shooting.

Jalen Pickett Carried the Penn State offense with 14 points on five of 13 from the field. Seth Lundy chipped in 13 points in a team leading 7 rebounds in 30 minutes of action, while Myles Dread chipped in 12 points on four of eight shooting.