Bethune-Cookman vs Miami Week 1 Game Info
2022 NCAA College Football Game
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats'(0-0, 0-0) vs.'No. 16 Miami H urricanes'(0-0, 0-0)
Date:'Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022
Time:'3:30 p.m. ET
Venue:'Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL
Coverage:'ACCN
Week 1 of the 2022 NCAA college football season includes a showdown between the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and No. 16 Miami Hurricanes. The Wildcats are hoping that the new schedule starts off better than the last, which saw Bethune-Cookman lose its first eight games in a row before ending the year with a 2-9 record.
Meanwhile, Miami's 2021 campaign wasn't anything to write home about either. The Hurricanes went 5-3 against ACC teams and 7-5 overall but weren't invited to participate in any bowl games. Now, former Oregon bench bos s Mario Cristobal looks to turn things around in his first year as the Miami head coach.
Bethune-Cookman vs Miami Odds & Spread
Moneyline:'BCU: (TBD) | MIA: (TBD)
Spread:'BCU: +49.5 (-114) | MIA: -49.5 (-106)
Total:'62.5 -'Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)
Miami enters this contest as the favorite on the spread. This 3:30 p.m. ET clash also features a total of 62.5, which is higher than most of this week's college football projected totals.
Bethune -Cookman vs Miami Prediction & Pick
Miami has had no issue dominating Bethune-Cookman in recent years. In fact, the Hurricanes are 5-0 straight up in their last five matchups against the Wildcats, winning the most recent meeting by a whopping score of 63-0 on Sept. 14, 2019.
Considering that Miami has beaten Bethune-Cookman by an average score of 46.4-7.4 over the last five matchups, there's no reason to overthink things here. The Hurricanes will win again and it'll be done in a big way.
Final Score Prediction:'Miami: 49 | Bethune-Cookman: 10
Bethune-Cookman vs Miami Betting Trends
– Bethune-Cookman is 0-5 straight up in its last five road games against Miami.
– Miami is 6-2 against the spread (ATS) in its last eight games played on Saturday.
– The total has hit the over in five of Bethune-Cookman's last six games played in September.
– The total has hit the under in six of Miami's last eight Week 1 matchups.
Bethune-Cookman vs Miami Best Bet
Even though Miami has destroyed Bethune-Cookman lately, a 49.5-point spread is pretty substantial. While the final scores have been lopsided, last year's 63-0 blowout was the only time that the Hurricanes by the Wildcats by at least 50 points in their last five meetings.
Miami will blow Bethune-Cookman out again, however, it'll likely be fewer points than the 49.5-point spread implies.