what’s at stake?
Miami (6-2, No. 38 NET, No. 46 KenPom) is 1-1 at the ESPN Events Invitational with a 78-65 win over Georgetown in the third-place game. … Mississippi (5-2, No. 98 NET, No. 43 KenPom) went 0-2 in the conference series with losses to Iowa and Utah. … This is currently considered a Quad 2 game for Miami, which is looking for its first Q1 or Q2 win this season, while it is also a Q2 game for Mississippi, which is looking for its first Q1 or Q2 win of the season. … The ACC-SEC Challenge tied for 2023 in its first year of existence and then the SEC went 14-2 last year. … Miami is 0-2 in the ACC-SEC Challenge, one of only two teams with that record. …Mississippi goes 1-0 in the ACC-SEC Challenge. … Miami ranks 68th out of 365 teams nationally in offensive efficiency (114.3) and 28th in defensive efficiency (97.7), while Mississippi is 44th in offensive efficiency (118.1) and 65th in offensive efficiency (101.2). … This is the second of Miami’s toughest three-game stretch of the non-conference schedule, which will conclude with a game at Mississippi on Dec. 2.
Line: Mississippi -3 according to Caesars Sportsbook
kenpom score prediction:Mississippi 76-72, Miami has a 39% chance of winning
player to watch,
Mississippi: C Malik Diah is third on the team in scoring (13.0) and second in rebounding (5.4) and is coming off a season-low 2 against Iowa with a team-high 17 points in the loss to Utah as he has scored in double figures in every other game this season. Dia leads the team in shots taken at 29.3 percent (which is the percentage of shots he takes while on the floor) and will be a focal point in the paint.
Miami: SG True has proven to be a valuable addition to the Washington Hurricanes and has seen his scoring averages increase during the early part of the season, averaging 13.7 points per game on 53.8 percent shooting after averaging 11.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting last season in New Mexico. Washington has also been a key defender for the Hurricanes and will likely be tasked with guarding leading scorer Elias Kamardin (15.1 ppg, 4.7 apg), making his play valuable in this contest.
Christopher Stock has covered the Miami Hurricanes since 2003 and can be contacted by e-mail stock@insidetheu.com and on Twitter @InsideTheU
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