Saturday, November 14, 2015

Kenan Memorial Stadium

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The Miami Hurricanes face the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has North Carolina as 12.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.

Brad Kaaya finished his last game with 286 yards through the air for Miami. He completed 20 passes out of 26 attempts for a 77% completion percentage. The Hurricanes were led in rushing by Joseph Yearby, who finished with 78 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Stacy Coley led the team in receiving with 7 receptions for 132 yards. He had an average of 19 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Miami had 429 total yards on 59 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 9 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 18 first downs on the game. The Hurricanes rushed for 143 yards by way of 33 carries.

Marquise Williams finished his last game with 494 yards through the air for North Carolina. He completed 23 passes out of 35 attempts for a 66% completion percentage. The Tar Heels were led in rushing by Elijah Hood, who finished with 69 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Mack Hollins led the team in receiving with 5 receptions for 165 yards. He had an average of 33 yards per reception in the contest. North Carolina had 704 total yards on 80 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 17 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 29 first downs on the game. The Tar Heels rushed for 167 yards by way of 40 carries.

Miami is scoring 28.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 21.1 passes on 34.8 attempts for a 60.7 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 277.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Hurricanes carry the ball for an average of 125.9 yards per game on 32.7 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry this season. They are also running 67.4 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 403.2 yards per contest. The Hurricanes manage 19.6 first downs per contest and they average a total of 82.9 penalty yards on 9.3 penalties.

Miami gives up an average of 217.9 passing yards and 26.9 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 20.6 completions per game on 33.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 61.3. The Hurricanes allow 192.1 rushing yards per game on 37.7 carries for a 5.1 average per play. Miami gives up 410 total yards per game including 5.8 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.4 penalties per game that total 62.9 yards as a unit.

North Carolina averages 40.1 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 19.7 passes per game on 28.7 attempts for a 68.6 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 290.6 yards through the air per game thus far. The Tar Heels carry the ball for an average of 205.3 yards per game on 36.1 attempts for an average of 5.7 yards per carry. They also run 64.8 plays per game and average 7.7 yards per play for an average of 495.9 yards in each contest. The Tar Heels are gaining 23.2 first downs per contest and they average 47.3 penalty yards on 5.8 penalties per game.

North Carolina gives up 158.8 passing yards per outing and 18.6 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 15.6 completions on 28.9 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 53.8. The Tar Heels allow 218.7 rushing yards per contest on 44.9 carries for a 4.9 average per rush. North Carolina gives up 377.4 total yards per game including an average of 5.1 per play. They create an average of 1.9 turnovers per game and 6 penalties for 50.8 yards each game.

Miami Betting Trends

Miami is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Miami has an ATS record of 5-4-0 this season

North Carolina Betting Trends

North Carolina is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

North Carolina has an ATS record of 6-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Miami

11/08/15 OL Joe Brown Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. North Carolina
10/29/15 DT Michael Wyche Suspension out indefinitely
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

North Carolina

11/08/15 DE Dajaun Drennon Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Miami Florida
11/04/15 OL Jared Cohen Undisclosed out for season
10/26/15 DL Aaron Crawford Foot out for season
10/03/15 WR Taylor Vippolis Undisclosed out for season
10/02/15 DB Cameron Albright Knee out for season
10/02/15 LB Joe Jackson Neck out for season
08/27/15 OL Will Dancy Undisclosed out for season
08/21/15 LB Tyrell Tomlin Eligibility out for season

Josh's Pick: Take North Carolina

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