Miami, FL
Miami vs. Florida score prediction by college football expert model
Week 1 of the 2024 college football begins on Saturday with a notable non-conference SEC vs. ACC matchup featuring two in-state marquee brands, both looking to help their head coaches get over an important hump as Miami and Florida square off in The Swamp.
Mario Cristobal and Billy Napier are both under .500 in their tenures at Miami and Florida, respectively, and each need to make a statement to their fan bases in this Week 1 clash, especially as both look forward to playing very tough schedules going forward, Florida’s arguably the hardest nationally.
What do the analytics say about the game? For that, let’s turn to he SP+ prediction model to get an early look at how Miami and Florida match up in this critical Week 1 game.
In a notable turn, the simulations currently favor the home team, but by the slimmest of margins.
In fact, SP+ predicts that Miami and Florida will effectively play to a 30-30 tie, but that result finally tilts in the Gators’ favor when accounting for their 0.3 point win margin.
The model also gives Florida the close 51 percent chance to win the game outright.
SP+ is a “tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency” that attempts to predict game outcomes by measuring “the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football.”
Miami is a 2.5 point favorite against Florida, according to the lines at FanDuel Sportsbook, which set the total at 54.5 points for the game.
FanDuel set the moneyline odds for Miami at -140 and for Florida at +116.
If you’re using this projection to bet on the game, you should take…
Other analytic tools also notably favor the Gators to hold the fort in The Swamp against the Canes.
That includes College Football Power Index, a computer prediction tool that uses data points from both teams to simulate games 20,000 times and pick winners.
The index suggests that Florida will win the game in 57.3 percent of its simulations, while the Hurricanes come out the winner in the remaining 42.7 percent of sims.
The model is also expecting a very close result, currently speculating that Florida will be 0.5 points better than Miami on any field.
When: Sat., Aug. 31
Time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern
TV: ABC network
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Miami, FL
Ex-con lists $138M in luxury penthouses, including Miami trophy condo
A former attorney-turned-investor who spent nearly three years in prison for defrauding the government is selling two luxury penthouses in Miami and New York for a combined $138 million.
William Duker is seeking $78 million for his three-story unit in Miami’s Apogee complex at 800 South Pointe Drive, the New York Post reported. The price amounts to $8,667 per square foot of indoor space. The home, which spans floors 22 through 24, includes about 9,000 square feet of indoor living space and 10,600 square feet of wraparound terraces, according to a news release. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, three half-baths and a private rooftop pool.
Dora Puig of Luxe Living Realty and Carlo Gambino of Douglas Elliman Florida have the listing.
Duker bought the unit as a concrete shell for $16 million, or $1,778 per square foot of indoor space, in 2008 and spent five years building it out. He first listed the penthouse for $65 million a decade ago.
The investor is also selling his penthouse in New York City’s Tribeca for $59.5 million. The 7,500-square-foot unit in the Sky Lofts at 145 Hudson Street has four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms with a 4,500-square-foot wraparound terrace, the outlet said. Duker bought the penthouse for $30.5 million in 2009 from developer Stanley Scott.
Jim St. Andre and Trevor Stephens of Compass, and Adam Modlin and Andrew Nierenberg of the Modlin Group co-hold the listing.
“I’m 72, and I’m just beginning to organize this next phase of my life,” Duker told the New York Post’s Gimme Shelter. “The last thing I need now are two apartments of this size.”
Duker’s penthouse portfolio is a far cry from the prison cells he spent 33 months in after pleading guilty in 1997 to four felony counts. While working for FDIC and Resolution Trust Corporation, Duker overcharged the government $1.4 million and was charged with making false statements and claims, mail fraud and obstructing a federal audit. In addition to his prison sentence, Duker was disbarred and fined $7,500. He paid $2.58 million covering criminal restitution and civil damages, The Real Deal previously reported.
The judge in the case was Sonia Sotomayor, who is now a Supreme Court Justice. She said at the time that the case was difficult to reconcile because Duker helped the government recover millions of dollars even as he defrauded it, the Post reported.
As a lawyer, Duker helped recover money stolen during the savings and loans crisis of the 1980s and ’90s, which cost taxpayers $125 billion.
After his stint behind bars, Duker co-founded the electronic discovery company Amici, which Xerox acquired for $174 million in 2006.
He owns properties in Upstate New York, Manhattan, Miami, Palm Beach and Italy. He also has a 270-foot superyacht, Sybaris.
—Grace McClung
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Miami, FL
alaïa clads first miami boutique in pink mosaic tiles, from interior to facade
pink mosaic wraps alaïa’s miami boutique inside and out
Alaïa opens its first boutique in Miami’s Design District, continuing its long-running collaboration with Swedish architecture studio Halleroed. Set within one of the city’s most design-conscious neighborhoods, the boutique also nods to Miami’s Art Deco legacy, establishing a more tactile architectural identity.
Pink mosaic tiles define almost every surface, wrapping the facade, floors, walls, and bespoke furnishings in a continuous skin. Halleroed uses the material to link architecture and interior, allowing curved geometries and rounded volumes to emerge from a single surface. At the center of the ground floor, the mosaic appears to peel away from the ceiling before descending into a suspended lantern that anchors the lounge below, giving the boutique the atmosphere of an inhabitable installation.
all images courtesy of Alaïa
halleroed reinterprets art deco through materiality
A circular opening punctures the pink mosaic facade, framing an organically shaped planter designed by French botanist Patrick Blanc. Known for pioneering vertical gardens, Blanc has collaborated with Alaïa for decades, from the living wall of the maison’s Paris flagship to the artificial river created for Azzedine Alaïa’s apartment. In Miami, climbing plants become part of the architecture, softening the building.
The retail experience, designed by Halleroed’s Swedish team, follows a series of distinct environments. Circular rooms dedicated to footwear echo the recurring geometry of the building, while the upper floor, reserved for ready-to-wear, adopts a more intimate atmosphere. Folding mirrored screens multiply reflections and perspectives, expanding the relatively compact spaces through light.
The pink mosaic carries visitors through almost every room. Then, darker materials begin to appear. Black leather softens the seating, brushed metal catches the light, and glass reflects flashes of pink back into the space. The change is subtle, but it gives each room its own rhythm without breaking the flow.
pink mosaic continues across the facade
furniture becomes part of the architecture
The furniture feels like another layer of the architecture. Martin Brûlé has assembled a collection that brings together rare twentieth-century pieces with contemporary designs, allowing different generations to share the same room. Reinhard Müller’s Chambre à Air shelving stands near François Arnal’s Formule 1 lounge chair, while Vladimir Kagan’s sofas meet Brûlé’s own sculptural tables.
Elsewhere, Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Tom Dixon, Philippe Malouin, and Gerard Kuijpers each make an appearance. The pieces seem to acknowledge one another through their rounded forms, unexpected silhouettes, and shared sense of sculpture.
The same shapes and materials keep reappearing, making one room feel connected to the next. The mosaic continues onto the facade, plants climb through the circular opening, furniture echoes the curves of the walls, and the clothes become one more layer within the space.
the suspended tiled lantern anchors the boutique’s central lounge
suspended tiled lantern anchors the central lounge beneath
Reinhard Müller’s Chambre à Air shelving stands within the open retail space
Vladimir Kagan sofas and sculptural furniture soften the central lounge
a planter designed by Patrick Blanc introduces greenery into the circular footwear gallery
curved display shelves emerge from the mosaic-clad walls
pink mosaic clads the fitting rooms
mirrored folding screens multiply the red look from different angles
project info:
name: Alaïa Miami Design District Boutique
architect: Halleroed | @halleroed
fashion house: Alaïa | @maisonalaia
location: Miami Design District, Miami, Florida, USA
landscape design: Patrick Blanc
interior design & furniture curation: Martin Brûlé | @martinbrulestudio
Miami, FL
Reports: Heat add potent bench scorer in Tim Hardaway Jr.
Tim Hardaway Jr. averaged 13.5 points and shot 40.7% on 3-pointers last year in his first season with the Denver Nuggets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has a new wingman in Miami.
ESPN, NBA on Prime and The Athletic reported Tuesday that Tim Hardaway Jr. will sign with the Miami Heat. ESPN reported that the deal is for one year and $6.5 million for Hardaway Jr., one of the league’s most dangerous long-range shooters.
Hardaway agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the Heat, sources said. Miami officials finalized the deal with Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tonight. https://t.co/c47Tx4D1KX
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2026
Hardaway Jr. averaged 13.5 points per game and shot 40.7% on 3-pointers last year in his first season with the Denver Nuggets. He led all reserves with 205 3-pointers made last year and was awarded a third-place finish in the league’s 6th Man of the Year Award.
The 34-year-old swingman, son of Hall of Fame point guard Tim Hardaway, has played for five teams in his 13-year career. Hardaway Jr. is a career 36.5% shooter on 3-pointers, and he’s averaged 2.3 3s made per game in 893 career games.
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