Saturday, October 31, 2015

Wallace Wade Stadium

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The Miami Hurricanes face the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium. The opening line for this game has Duke as 5.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 57.

Miami was led in passing last game by Brad Kaaya, who finished with 51 yards through the air. He went 6 for 10 on the game, good for a 60% completion percentage. Joseph Yearby led the Hurricanes in rushing with 42 yards. He averaged 3 yards per carry on his 13 rushing attempts for the game. Stacy Coley was the team leader in receiving with a total of 54 yards and 8 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 7 yards per reception. As a team in that game Miami had 146 total yards on 61 plays. They gained 4 rushing first downs, 2 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 6 first downs on the game. The Hurricanes rushed for 53 yards by way of 29 carries.

Duke was led in passing last game by Thomas Sirk, who finished with 270 yards through the air. He went 19 for 39 on the game, good for a 49% completion percentage. Thomas Sirk led the Blue Devils in rushing with 109 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 18 rushing attempts for the game. Max McCaffrey was the team leader in receiving with a total of 94 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 16 yards per reception. Duke had 449 total yards on 72 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 12 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 20 first downs on the game. The Blue Devils rushed for 179 yards by way of 32 carries.

Miami is averaging 28.9 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 21.4 passes per game on 36.9 attempts for a 58.1 percent completion percentage and average 276.9 yards in the passing department per game. The Hurricanes are running for an average of 124.4 yards per game on 31.7 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They are also running 68.6 plays per game and average 5.9 yards per play for an average of 401.3 yards per contest. The Hurricanes manage 19.6 first downs per contest and they average a total of 71.4 penalty yards on 7.7 penalties.

Miami gives up an average of 203.3 passing yards and 27.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 17.9 completions per game on 29.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.1. The Hurricanes allow an average of 202.9 rushing yards per game on 38.3 carries for a 5.3 average. Miami allows 406.1 total yards per game including 6 yards per play. They force 2.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.7 penalties for 63.6 yards per game.

Duke is putting 33.4 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20.9 passes per game on 34.3 attempts for a 60.8 percent completion percentage and average 237.6 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Blue Devils run for an average of 180.4 yards per game on 42 attempts for an average of 4.3 yards per carry this season. They also run 76.3 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 418 yards in each contest. The Blue Devils are gaining 20.9 first downs per contest and they average 41.3 penalty yards on 5.1 penalties per game.

Duke gives up 151 passing yards per outing and 14.1 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 12.3 completions on 27.1 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 45.3. The Blue Devils allow an average of 130.3 rushing yards per game on 43.9 carries for an average of 3 yards per carry. Duke allows 281.3 total yards per game for an average of 4 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and 4.7 penalties for 30.3 yards in each contest.

Miami Betting Trends

Miami is 3-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Miami has an ATS record of 4-3-0 this season

Duke Betting Trends

Duke is 1-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Duke has an ATS record of 5-2-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Miami

10/25/15 QB Brad Kaaya Concussion injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Duke
10/25/15 WR Rashawn Scott Shoulder injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Duke
10/19/15 LB Raphael Kirby Knee out for season
09/28/15 LB Marques Gayot Neck out for season
09/14/15 LB Darrion Owens Knee out for season
08/31/15 RB Gus Edwards Foot out for season

Duke

10/25/15 DE Kyler Brown Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Miami Florida
09/28/15 DB T.J. Douglas Dismissed has been dismissed
09/25/15 OL Cody Robinson Back out indefinitely
08/27/15 CB Bryon Fields ACL out for season
08/22/15 LB Kelby Brown ACL out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Duke

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