The Miami Hurricanes battle the Virginia Cavaliers this week in a game that will feature the ACC’s second-leading passer, Brad Kaaya (1,846 yards, 10 TDs), and third-leading receiver, Canaan Severin (513 yards, 4 TDs). With losses in three of its last five, Miami (FL) (5-3) comes into this game looking to rekindle a season that has lost its spark. The game starts at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov 7 and will be available on ESP3 and CHSS.
In last week’s matchup, Miami (FL) just barely got past Duke 30-27. Stacy Coley had a huge game in the victory, grabbing five receptions for 87 yards and one TD. Herb Waters had a great game as well, adding 77 receiving yards and a TD on four catches. Virginia was victorious in last week’s performance as well, defeating Georgia Tech 27-21. Canaan Severin had a quality performance for the Cavaliers, pulling in four receptions for 55 yards and one TD.
The odds between the Hurricanes and the Cavaliers are even this week, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently not available.
With a 5-3 record both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Hurricanes will look to improve as they head into Week 10. In their five most recent matchups, the Hurricanes went 2-3 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Cavaliers have struggled on defense this season. They give up 6.2 yards per play, which is the 6.2 worst in the nation. During their last five games, the Hurricanes gave up 236.0 passing yards per game. It is critical for the Cavaliers to prepare for Miami (FL)’s big-play defense, which ranks 16th in the nation with 2.1 turnovers per game. The Hurricanes hope to continue the trend of torching Virginia’s defense during the first quarter, when they allow 9.2 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Cavaliers head into Week 10 with records of 4-4 ATS and 3-5 SU. Over their last five games, the Cavaliers have a SU record of 2-3 and a 3-2 record ATS for those betting with them. Over the last five games, the Cavaliers turned it up on defense, only allowing an average of 241.4 passing yards per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Miami, ATS Winner – Miami
Notes
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Miami is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Virginia.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 6 games when playing Virginia.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Virginia.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games when playing at home against Virginia.
Virginia is 1-1 SU when leading at the half this season. Miami (FL) is 5-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
This season, Virginia is only 1-4 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and an even 1-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
The Virginia run defense is ranked 62nd in the nation, and will look to contain the 114th-ranked rushing attack of Miami (FL).
