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North Carolina vs. Miami Odds, Spread and Over/Under for College Football Week 6

By Reed Wallach

Sep 24, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (9) attempts
Sep 24, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke (9) attempts / Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
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The ACC Coastal division is wide open this season and Saturday will help sort out the top of the division and who has the inside track to the conference title game.

Miami and North Carolina meet on Saturday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium in hopes of moving to first place in the Coastal Division. Both teams have their flaws, as Miami lost to Middle Tennessee by two touchdowns before a bye week while North Carolina sports one of the worst defenses amongst Power Five teams.

Who can take advantage on Saturday? Here are the odds from FanDuel Sportsbook:

North Carolina vs. Miami Odds, Spread and Total

North Carolina vs. Miami Betting Trends

  • North Carolina won outright in its lone game as an underdog
  • Miami is 1-3 against the spread (ATS) this season
  • North Carolina is 3-2 to the OVER this season, Miami is 2-2

North Carolina vs. Miami Prediction and Pick

Last time we saw Miami we saw the Hurricanes get blitzed at home by Middle Tennessee, losing their second straight game, 45-31. However, reinforcements could be on the way for the Hurricanes, who are expecting back their top two running backs and potentially more key contributors this weekend.

Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke is in desperate need of a strong performance after he was benched in the loss to Middle Tennessee, and the Tar Heels are the perfect defense for that. UNC is bottom 10 nationally in success rate and outside the top 100 in yards per play and tackles for loss.

The Tar Heels have been humming on the offensive side of the ball, though, with Drake Maye at the helm and future NFL wide receiver Josh Downs, who is averaging more than 10 yards per catch in three games this season.

Miami's defense has struggled limiting explosive pass plays, bottom five nationally in that regard, but they do have a formidable defensive line that has been excellent against the run, allowing less than three yards per carry and posting the best defensive line yard mark in the nation. I think they can string together enough stops to keep the UNC offense at bay.

I'll trust Miami off a bye to get back on track against a helpless UNC defense. Now that Miami's rating has come back to Earth considerably, this is a good spot to get back in on the Hurricanes.

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