Miami (FL) (16-9) vs. Maryland (15-11)

Filed under Game Preview on February 20th, 2012

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Reputations will be at stake at Comcast Center on Tuesday as Maryland hosts Miami (FL) in an ACC clash of two evenly matched teams. The first whistle blows at 8:00 EST and it will be televised on ACC Network/ESPN3.com.

Miami (FL) is in 4th place in the conference, Maryland is in 7th place. Maryland is #94 in the RPI rankings, meaning Miami (FL) must outplay its 3-9 record against RPI Top 100 teams. The Hurricanes come in at 16-9 overall including 7-5 in the ACC. Meanwhile, the Terrapins have a record of 15-11 and are 5-7 in the conference.

This one is too close to call, but we'll give the slightest edge to Miami (FL).

Miami (FL) beat Maryland back on February 1st, 90-86. Last season, the Hurricanes beat the Terrapins 80-66. Over four years, Miami (FL) has gone 4-2 against Maryland, and 0-2 at Comcast Center.

• Miami has a better overall winning percentage over the last 5 years (0.619 to 0.609).
• Shane Larkin is ranked 5th in the ACC in steals
• The Miami steals leader (Shane Larkin) has more steals than the Maryland steals leader (Sean Mosley).
• How does our back look? Miami is ranked higher than Maryland in the ACC (#4 vs #7).

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