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Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels

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Status: Sat, October 31st at 7:30 PM EDT

Headline

North Carolina hosts No. 1 Miami (FL) in ACC matchup

No. 1 Miami (FL) (7-0) at North Carolina (4-3), Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Miami (FL) by 14.5. Against the spread: Miami (FL) 5-2, North Carolina 4-3.

How to watch: ABC

Key stats

Miami (FL) Offense

Overall: 551.9 yards per game (1st in FBS)

Passing: 340.7 yards per game (4th)

Rushing: 211.1 yards per game (18th)

Scoring: 49.0 points per game (1st)

Miami (FL) Defense

Overall: 299.1 yards per game (21st in FBS)

Passing: 239.1 yards per game (107th)

Rushing: 60.0 yards per game (1st)

Scoring: 15.3 points per game (11th)

North Carolina Offense

Overall: 335.7 yards per game (112th in FBS)

Passing: 221.7 yards per game (76th)

Rushing: 114.0 yards per game (118th)

Scoring: 24.4 points per game (96th)

North Carolina Defense

Overall: 372.7 yards per game (85th in FBS)

Passing: 218.0 yards per game (84th)

Rushing: 154.7 yards per game (91st)

Scoring: 20.9 points per game (40th)

North Carolina is 116th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 43.1% of the time. Miami (FL) ranks 5th on offense, converting on 54.5% of third downs.

North Carolina ranks 87th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Miami (FL)'s 20th-ranked +5 margin.

Miami (FL) ranks 95th in the FBS averaging 62.9 penalty yards per game, compared to North Carolina's 4th-ranked 31.7 per-game average.

Both teams have strong red zone offenses. Miami (FL) is 22nd in FBS, scoring on 91.9% of red zone trips. North Carolina's red zone offense ranks 23rd at 91.7%.

North Carolina is 128th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:13, compared to Miami (FL)'s 4th-ranked average of 34:18.

Team leaders

Miami (FL)

Passing: Darian Mensah , 2,151 yards, 22 TDs, 1 INT, 81.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Javian Mallory , 444 yards on 59 carries, 7 TDs

Receiving: Malachi Toney , 952 yards on 66 catches, 11 TDs

North Carolina

Passing: Billy Edwards Jr ., 1,530 yards, 11 TDs, 5 INTs, 60.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Benjamin Hall , 283 yards on 57 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Jordan Shipp , 543 yards on 41 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Miami (FL) won 52-23 over Pittsburgh on Oct. 24. Mensah passed for 387 yards on 31-of-37 attempts (83.8%) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Mallory carried the ball seven times for 47 yards and scored two touchdowns. Toney had 16 receptions for 194 yards and three touchdowns.

North Carolina was beaten by Syracuse 31-30 on Oct. 24. Edwards passed for 271 yards on 27-of-44 attempts (61.4%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Jaylen McGill had 62 rushing yards on 12 carries, adding two receptions for 13 yards. Shipp recorded 102 yards on eight catches with one touchdown.

Next game

Miami (FL) plays at No. 5 Notre Dame on Nov. 7. North Carolina plays at UConn on Nov. 7.

Odds: Spread: MIA -14 O/U: 52.5 (DraftKings)

Recent form

North Carolina Tar Heels

L  @ CLEM  28-20
L  vs ND    37-26
W  @ PITT  21-17
W  @ DUKE  24-20
L  vs SYR   31-30 OT

Miami Hurricanes

W  @ WAKE  33-20
W  vs CMU   52-3
W  @ CLEM  41-13
W  vs FSU   43-35 2O
W  vs PITT  52-23

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