The'Miami Hurricanes (4-1, 0-1 ACC) hit the road to battle the North Carolina Tar Heels (5-0, 2-0) on Saturday. Kickoff at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill is at 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Miami vs. North Carolina odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Hurricanes are coming off their 1st loss of the season, where they' literally fumbled the game away in the final minute 23-20 against Georgia Tech as a -1600 favorite.'It will be interesting to see how Miami responds after turning the ball over 5 times against the Yellow Jackets. Although the Hurricanes offense has run the ball well, they will lean on QB Tyler Van Dyke to exploit the Tar Heels defense through the air.
The Tar Heels are coming off a 40-7 blowout of Syracuse last week as 9.5-point favorites. QB Drake Maye threw for 442 yards and 3 TDs to insert himself into the Heisman conversation. WR Devontez Walker, who transferred from Kent State, was back last week and appears to have been implemented into the offense just fine with 6 receptions.
Miami is No. 25 and North Carolina No.12 in the US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports