Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Face the Xavier Musketeers: NCAA Basketball Odds and Betting Trends

Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Cintas Center Friday as the Xavier Musketeers look to beat the odds vs the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks in NCAA hoops betting action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Xavier Musketeers as -17-point favorites on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.

Miami (Ohio) RedHawks vs Xavier Musketeers Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Supporters of the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks have watched them go 13-19 and 13-14-1 ATS on the college basketball season, while the Xavier Musketeers are at 23-14 and 19-17-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Xavier Musketeers are 16-20, while the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks have a 11-9-2 mark.

This college basketball game matches up the No. 119 (Xavier) and the No. 216 (Miami (Ohio)) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.

Statistical Matchup

Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Xavier has the nation's No. 30-rated offensive output, at 73.3 PPG. The visiting Miami (Ohio) RedHawks defense ranks No. 205 allowing on average 69.56 PPG. The Musketeers FG% has averaged 47.54% so far, more than the Xavier RedHawks marksmen have achieved on the year, 44.04% per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Willie Moore scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the RedHawks to a win (they lost 62-61 to Eastern Michigan at EMU Convocation Center on Monday).

Xavier got 17 points from Matt Stainbrook but lost anyway, 68-60, to Arizona on Thursday at Staples Center.

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