The North Carolina Tar Heels (4-1, 1-0 ACC) will be going for their third consecutive road win when they face the Miami Hurricanes (2-2, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels are coming off a 41-10 win over Virginia Tech as 9.5-point favorites. The Hurricanes are coming off a 45-31 loss to Middle Tennessee State as 25.5-point favorites.
North Carolina is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Miami.
The Tar Heels bounced back from their loss to Notre Dame with an easy win over the Hokies in their last game. They will try to keep the momentum going with a win over the Hurricanes, which will give them their second win in a row and fifth win in their last six games.
North Carolina is one of the highest scoring teams in the country, with the team averaging 45.4 points per game. They are throwing for 319.6 yards and rushing for 187.6 yards per game.
Drake Maye completed 72 percent of his passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns in the win over the Hokies. He also had 73 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Omarion Hampton had eight carries for 37 yards, while Josh Downs had eight catches for 120 yards.
North Carolina has struggled defensively, giving up 33.6 points per game. They are particularly bad against the run and they’re facing a good running team, so they will need to do a better job against the run if they want to win this game.