Miami-OH RedHawks vs Miami-FL Hurricanes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/01/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, September 1, 2023

Venue:  Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL 

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Miami-OH +17.5, Miami-FL -17.5; Over/Under:  46 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Miami-OH +17, Miami-FL -17; Over/Under:  46 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Miami-OH +17.5, Miami-FL -17.5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

Miami-OH RedHawks:  0-0 (MAC East)

Miami-FL Hurricanes:  0-0 (ACC)

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Miami-OH RedHawks:  N/A

Miami-FL Hurricanes:  N/A

Miami-OH finished last season with a 6-7 record overall and they had a 4-4 record in their conference games too.  They were 3-2 in their home games, 3-3 in their road games, and they were also 0-2 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 20.2 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 22.6 points per game. Their offense also averaged 305.6 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 373.2 yards per game. Aveon Smith led the team in passing yards with 1299, Aveon Smith led the team in rushing yards with 553, and Mac Hippenhammer led the team in receiving yards with 769.

 

 

 

Miami-FL finished last season with a 5-7 record overall and they had a 3-5 record in their conference games too.  They were 2-5 in their home games, 3-2 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 23.6 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 26.8 points per game. Their offense also averaged 366.9 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 376.6 yards per game. Tyler Van Dyke led the team in passing yards with 1835, Henry Parrish Jr. led the team in rushing yards with 616, and Will Mallory led the team in receiving yards with 538.

The current betting odds have Miami-Florida listed as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Miami-FL is now in their 2nd season under head coach Mario Cristobal and they should be looking to take some big steps as a program this year. They had high expectations last season and failed to meet them as they finished with a losing record of 5-7 overall but once again they have improved a lot more this season and should have a much better team this year. Miami-Ohio finished 6-6 last season but they lost the bowl game they went to and also finished 4-4 in their conference games as they struggled against their own MAC opponents. Now they will have a much tougher challenge here with an improved Miami-Florida team playing at home in this game and looking to get the bad taste out of their mouth from last season. Miami-OH also has a long way to travel for this game so they are already at a disadvantage there and they will struggle to put up points on this improved Miami-FL defense looking to prove a point this season. The best way to place a bet here is on Miami-FL to cover the spread in this game. 

Miami-OH Miami-FL Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, September 1, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Miami-FL 41 Miami-OH 17.

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Miami-OH RedHawks: 3-0 ATS in games played on a grass field. 16-9 UNDER in all games. 32-20 UNDER as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. 6-3 UNDER in non-conference games. 

Miami-FL Hurricanes: 8-16 ATS in all games. 4-11 ATS as a favorite. 9-5 UNDER as a favorite. 20-12 UNDER in a home game where the total is between 45.5 and 49. 

Miami-OH RedHawks:  None.

Miami-FL Hurricanes:  None.

“We want to be like that kid who likes to fight. He may not even be the strongest or the meanest, but if you beat him up on Monday and Tuesday, he wants to fight you again. That kid you never want to get in a fight with because you know it's never ending. You get sick of beating him up and by Thursday, it's getting old and he's still coming at you.” - Chuck Martin on his expectations coming into this new college football season.

“I think about it this way: Our program, nothing’s going to stop it from achieving national prominence again. But it didn’t get here overnight, so getting out of it isn’t going to happen overnight. You hire tough-minded, hard-nosed people to deal with getting out of the muddy parts, right? Well, last year was a significant step in that direction — not indicative in the record because the record has nothing to do with a rebuild in the early part.” - Mario Cristobal on the program coming into this season.

WR Marshall, Miles 

WR Wilkins Jr., Joe 

WR Larvadain, Gage 

TE Coldiron, Jack 

QB Gabbert, Brett 

RB Tracy, Kenny 

WR Young, Colbie 

WR Harrell, Tyler 

WR Restrepo, Xavier 

TE Arroyo, Elijah 

QB Van Dyke, Tyler 

RB Parrish Jr., Henry 

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Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

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Coaches:

Miami-OH RedHawks: Chuck Martin (10th season)

Miami-FL Hurricanes: Mario Cristobal (2nd season)