Miami Hurricanes vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 10/14/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Tar Heels (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 56

The Miami Hurricanes (4-1) are on their way to Kenan Stadium on Saturday, October 14, 2023 where they will compete against the North Carolina Tar Heels (5-0). Miami is 1-point dogs. The over/under is 56.

The Miami Hurricanes come into this game with a record of 4-1 for this season. In their last contest, the Hurricanes faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and went home with a loss by a final score of 23-20. Tyler Van Dyke connected on 24/36 with 288 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 126.4 and ended the contest with 3 picks. Donald Chaney Jr. was the leader on the ground for the Hurricanes with 24 attempts for 106 yds (4.4 yds per attempt). The Miami Hurricanes ended up running the ball 47 times and accrued 165 yards, which had them averaging 3.5 yds per attempt. In all, they tallied 83 plays for 453 yds. Miami surrendered 12 pass completions on 26 tries for 151 yds, and a completion rate of 46.2%. Against the run, the Hurricanes conceded 99 yds on 27 attempts, which is an average of 3.7 yds per run allowed.

When it comes to getting in the endzone, the Miami Hurricanes are sitting at 39.0 PPG. Offensively they're averaging 211.0 yards in the run game which ranks them 15th in the country. The Hurricanes have earned 2,529 total yards for the season. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Miami has totaled 12 touchdowns via the pass and 11 touchdowns via the ground. Miami has earned 122 1st downs, and they have been called for 36 infractions for 354 yards. They have surrendered the ball 8 different times.

The Hurricanes rank 12th in the nation regarding the opposition scoring, conceding 14.6 PPG. The opposition is running for 2.3 yards per run and 58.2 rushing yards per contest this season. For the season, they have given up 291 yards via the ground game in 5 contests. When talking about passing yardage, the Hurricanes are giving up 1,051 yards which has them sitting in 27th in the country. They have allowed 210.2 yards per game via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 55.6%. In total, they are surrendering 268.4 yards/outing which puts them 9th in the nation. They have relinquished 4 touchdowns by air and 5 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Tar Heels come into this game with a record of 5-0 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Tar Heels got the win with a final of 40-7 when they faced the Syracuse Orange. Drake Maye (3 TDs) walked away from the game with 442 yds on 33/47 through the air while his quarterback rating was 170.3. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 9.4. Omarion Hampton ran the football 15 times for 78 yards, finishing the contest with 5.2 yds per attempt for North Carolina. The Tar Heels finished the game with 644 yards and they ran 97 plays (6.6 yards per play). North Carolina ran the football for 4.2 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 202 yds on 48 carries. North Carolina allowed 28 running attempts for 92 yards (3.3 yds per rush). The Tar Heels pass defense conceded a completion rate of 69.6%, relinquishing 129 yards on 16 for 23 passing.

The North Carolina Tar Heels maintain an average of 500.0 yards per contest, which has them ranked 9th in college football. The North Carolina offense has racked up 240 penalty yards on 25 violations, which is 113th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. They average 174.2 yards per game via the rush and have toted the ball for 871 yards for this year. They have thrown 4 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 1 fumble and they have been able to earn 129 first downs. In relation to their scoring prowess, the Tar Heels currently rank 19th in D-1 averaging 36.6 PPG. During this campaign thus far, the Tar Heels have a total of 1,629 passing yards in addition to holding an average of 325.8 passing yards per outing, ranking them 11th in Division 1.

The Tar Heels are allowing 19.0 points per game, which puts them 32nd in Division 1. North Carolina has allowed a total of 589 rushing yards (117.8 yards per contest) and 8 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 95 total points. They have given up 2 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 216.8 yards per game, ranking them 55th in college football. The Tar Heels defense has taken the field for 329 plays, which is good for 28th in the nation. Their defense has 1 fumble recovery and 7 picks for the year.

Who will win tonight's Hurricanes/Tar Heels college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Tar Heels -1

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