Purdue vs. Miami (FL) Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Second Round
21 March 2026

The No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers (28-8) take to the court against the No. 7 seed Miami Hurricanes (26-8) with a Sweet 16 spot in the West Region of the bracket up for grabs on Sunday at Enterprise Center. Purdue is a 7.5-point favorite to advance in this second round matchup, which airs on CBS. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.
Purdue is coming off of a 104-71 win over Queens in its most recent game on Friday. In Purdue's win, Braden Smith led the way with a team-high 26 points (adding three rebounds and eight assists). Miami (FL) enters this contest on the heels of an 80-66 win against Missouri on Friday. Malik Reneau totaled 24 points, six rebounds and three assists for Miami (FL).
Purdue vs. Miami (FL) Odds and Game Time
- When: Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 12:10 p.m. ET
- Where: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri
- Spread favorite: Purdue -7.5
- Moneyline favorite: Purdue -372
- Moneyline underdog: Miami (FL) +283
- Over/Under: 147.5 points
How to watch Purdue vs. Miami (FL)
Betting the Over/Under: Purdue vs. Miami (FL)
- A total of 22 of Purdue's games this season have gone over Sunday's total of 147.5 points.
- This season, 20 games Miami (FL) has played finished with a combined score over 147.5 points.
- The over/under for the contest of 147.5 is 16.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Boilermakers (82.3) and Hurricanes (81.9).
- The 141.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 6.3 less than the 147.5-point total in this contest.
- This season, the average over/under for Purdue's games is 152.4 points, 4.9 more than the total of 147.5 points set for this contest.
- A difference of 5.4 points separates the average over/under in Miami (FL)'s games (152.9 points) and this matchup's over/under (147.5).
Betting the Spread: Purdue vs. Miami (FL)
- Purdue is 16-20-0 against the spread this year.
- So far this season, the Boilermakers have been installed as favorites by a 7.5-point margin or more 22 times and are 9-13 ATS in those contests.
- In Miami (FL)'s 34 games this season, it has 19 wins against the spread.
- The Hurricanes have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 7.5 points or more (in three chances).
- Purdue is 5-12 against the spread, and 12-5 overall, at home.
- This year, as a 7.5-point favorite or more at home, Purdue is 5-8 ATS.
- In away games, Miami (FL) is 8-2 overall and 8-2 against the spread.
- On the road, Miami (FL) is winless ATS (0-1) as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Purdue vs. Miami (FL)
- Purdue has won 24, or 77.4%, of the 31 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Boilermakers have entered 19 games this season favored by -372 or more and are 18-1 in those contests.
- Purdue has a 78.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Miami (FL) has won in six, or 54.5%, of the 11 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- The Hurricanes have been listed as an underdog of +283 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Miami (FL) has a 26.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
