2026 College Basketball Odds: Can Miami (OH) Go Undefeated?

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It's not the Miami you usually think about when it comes to college sports — but this Miami is making fans pay attention.

The No. 22 Miami (OH) Redhawks are doing something remarkable this season, sitting at 26-0 with five regular-season games to go.

Such a season has essentially come out of nowhere. The Redhawks finished last season 25-9, but prior to that, they finished below .500 in 14 of 15 seasons. And their one winning season in that span was a 12-11 campaign in 2020-21.

In other words, this is not a juggernaut of a basketball program.

Regardless, Miami is on fire this year. Can it go undefeated? Let's take a look at the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. 19.

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Miami (OH) to finish regular season undefeated

Yes: +150 (bet $10 to win $25 total)
No: -195 (bet $10 to win $15.13 total)

To be clear, the Redhawks' schedule has not been one to write home about. They haven't and will not face a ranked opponent this year.

Their remaining games are vs. Bowling Green (16-11), at Eastern Michigan (10-17), at Western Michigan (9-17), vs. Toledo (13-13) and at Ohio (14-13).

Miami already has wins this season over each of those teams except Eastern Michigan.

Digging a little deeper into the numbers, the Redhawks are 17-6 against the spread (ATS) this season, 7-4 ATS at home and 9-2 ATS on the road.

Miami covered at Bowling Green on Dec. 30 as 6.5-point favorites (93-83 win), failed to cover at home against Western Michigan on Jan. 6 as 14.5-point favorites (87-76 win), covered at Toledo on Jan. 9 as 1-point favorites (87-73 win), and covered at home against Ohio on Feb. 13 as 8-point favorites (90-74 win).

In Mike DeCourcy's latest NCAA Tournament projections, Miami is an 8-seed in the East Region, where Duke is projected to be the 1-seed.

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