Miami (OH) beat Evansville 86-78 on the road in Evansville.
Elmhurst, Illinois, native Kyle Waltz led Miami (OH) with 19 points. Bryce Quinet had 30 points and 8 assists for Evansville. Aaron Gutman led all players with 7 rebounds for Evansville.
Miami (OH) had 24 fast-break points to Evansville's 3. Evansville covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 1.3 points.
Miami's 1,500th all-time win was a 110-108 overtime victory at Ohio that finished off a 31-0 regular season in 2025-26.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Miami (OH) vs. Evansville prediction: model has Miami (OH) by 9
Miami (OH) (2-0) visits Evansville at Ford Center in Evansville Saturday at 2 PM ET on ESPN+.
Our model makes Miami (OH) a 9.3-point favorite, projecting an 80-71 final, and gives Miami (OH) a 78% chance to win. The betting market has Miami (OH) favored by 9 with a total of 154. The model leans Miami (OH) -9.0 and Under 154.
Players to watch: Justin Kirby of Miami (OH), 12 points a game; Kyle Waltz of Miami (OH), 10.6 points a game; Antwone Woolfolk of Miami (OH), 7.5 points a game.
Quite a shock to the system to turn on an Evansville purple Aces game and see the men's Cagers in short sleeves or a no sleeves as it were in tanks I'm of an age when you were flipping the channels and you wanted to see a man wearing covered up biceps well you just had to find an Evansville game.
Anyhow the Miami of Ohio RedHawks are up early against the Purple aces of Evansville in the Southern Indiana hub. It is early on the banks of the Ohio and it is early on a mid major Saturday.... there's still two and a half more games of Mac action to cover today.
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
+9.0
151.5
our snapshots
Latest
+9.5
165.5
3950.0
-100000.0
our snapshots (8 books)
Close
+9.5
155.5
370
-485
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin -8 (home)ATS EVAN coveredTotal 164 → over
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
M-OH
6
185
1
-1 h
EVAN
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
