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Miami vs. Purdue odds, March Madness predictions: 2026 NCAA Tournament picks from proven model
SportsLine's model simulated Miami Hurricanes vs. Purdue Boilermakers and revealed its college basketball picks for this NCAA Tournament 2026 second-round matchup on Sunday
Marcus Allen’s stat line from Miami’s NCAA tournament win over Missouri: zero points, zero rebounds, one sticker. And the Hurricanes couldn’t have enjoyed anything more.
The final eight tickets in the NCAA men’s tournament Sweet 16 will be punched on Sunday. No. 1 seeds Arizona and Florida will look to follow up on their dominant wins in the first round. Both teams covered their 30-plus point spreads on Friday and the Gators made some NCAA tournament history.
With an NCAA Tournament first-round win vs. Missouri, Miami tied a Division I record for the largest single-season swing in win-loss differential.
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Purdue’s homegrown core meets Miami’s transfer-fueled rise in a West Region showdown in NCAA tourney
Purdue coach Matt Painter has done just about everything with the Boilermakers except win a national championship. The same could be said for his All-American guard, Braden Smith, the new NCAA career assists king,
Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in a 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
The scantily clad swimmers became a viral fixture at Miami home games and made a surprise appearance in Dayton, about an hour from campus.