POWER SPORTS' NCAAF TOUCHDOWN CLUB
- Handicapper
- Power Sports
- League
- NCAAF
- Competition
- NC State vs Miami Florida
- Time
- 10/23/2021 07:30 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Miami Florida +3.5 (-110)
(Caesars)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- 8* Miami FL (7:30 ET): “The U” came into the 2021 season with high hopes. They were ranked #14 in the country and opened against (then) #1 Alabama on a neutral field. As you know, that game did not go well for the contingent from Coral Gables. The Hurricanes were slaughtered 44-13. But lots of teams lose badly to Nick Saban. What the Miami fanbase was NOT counting on is three more losses over the next five games, including an 0-2 start in ACC play. At 2-4 SU, HC Manny Diaz is firmly on the “hot seat.”
It’s obviously been a “topsy-turvy” season in the Atlantic Coast Conference as Clemson has already lost twice and is unranked. North Carolina, another preseason Top 10 team, is 3-3. The three ranked teams are Wake Forest (#16), Pitt (#23) and NC State (#18). The Wolfpack are 2-0 in conference play thus far and 5-1 SU overall. They’ve beaten Clemson (in overtime) and then last week (off a bye) was maybe their most impressive showing to date as they went to Chestnut Hill and throttled Boston College 33-7 as three-point favorites.
This, to me, feels like a “sell high” spot on NC State and a time to “buy low” on Miami. Few would have envisioned, at the start of the season, that the Hurricanes would be getting points in this matchup. They easily could have won each of the L2 games, but missed GW FG against Virginia and then threw an INT in the red zone LW vs. UNC. Previous to last week, NC State had played only one other road game and they lost it, 24-10 to Mississippi State. They were outgained in a 34-27 win over Louisiana Tech (in Raleigh) three weeks ago. Taking the points is the way to go here. 8* Miami FL
