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The Miami Hurricanes and Wake Forest Demon Deacons will square off on Saturday at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tip-off between these ACC foes is at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Miami (11-2 SU, 8-5 ATS, and 8-5 O/U) is 2-0 in conference play. It beat Clemson 95-82 in its last game.
Wake Forest (10-3 SU, 8-5 ATS, and 7-6 O/U) is also 2-0 in ACC competition. It defeated Boston College 84-78 in its most recent game.
The Hurricanes beat the Demon Deacons twice last season. Miami leads the all-time series 16-12.
Hurricanes: G Wooga Poplar (16.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG, and 50.0 3PT%) is questionable with an ankle injury.
Demon Deacons: G Damari Monsanto is out with a knee injury.
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Miami scores 85.5 points per game (16th) and shoots 50.9 percent (7th), including 41.6 percent from three-point range (3rd). It converts 80.2 percent of its free-throw attempts (4th) and averages 34.5 rebounds (113th), 16.8 assists (29th), and 12.9 turnovers (226th).
The Hurricanes give up 70.7 points per game defensively (160th), and their opponents shoot 41.6 percent (120th), including 27.2 percent from beyond the arc (12th), with 29.7 rebounds per game (89th). Miami averages 3.8 blocks (119th), 8.2 steals (57th), and 12.6 fouls (2nd) per game.
KenPom ranks Miami 47th in the country. The Hurricanes rank 21st in offensive efficiency, 128th in defensive efficiency, and 75th in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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