Miami Hurricanes open as underdogs to Purdue Boilermakers in 2026 NCAA tournament

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MARCH 20: Tru Washington #10 of the Miami (FL) Hurricanes reacts after defeating Missouri Tigers in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Enterprise Center on March 20, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images Join our March Madness conversation! Drop in SB Nation’s March Madness open thread during Friday’s games where we’ll be talking about all the wild upsets, buzzer beaters, and Cinderella runs!

SB Nation’s cast of characters will be enjoying the game together, so join Chris Dobbertean, Mike Rutherford, Ricky O’Donnell, Mark Schofield, James Dator, and others for 12 hours of basketball chaos! The mantra in March is “survive and advance”, and Miami did just that with an 80-66 win over Mizzou in the first round of the NCAA tournament. PUT THEM OUT OF THEIR MISSOURI 🙌 pic.

twitter. com/JtYK4k9HbL — Canes Men’s Basketball (@CanesHoops) March 21, 2026 Moving forward, the Canes are headed to a matchup with the 2-seed Purdue Boilermakers, one of the favorites to get to the Final Four. And the opening line tells that story: Per @FDSportsbook , Miami opens as +7.

5pt underdogs to Purdue in the NCAA tournament 2nd round. O/U 148. 5 ML: Miami +250, Purdue -315 — StateOfTheU.