Miami Hurricanes Host UNC on Short Week

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Miami-FL Hurricanes meet Thursday Night College Football on ESPN. They battle at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with the kickoff set for this ACC clash set for 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers have set Miami as a 17.5-point favorite. The total is now at 56.

It's a short week for North Carolina and Miami. Both teams are coming off victories. The Hurricanes moved up to No. 16 after their 31-17 triumph over Florida International. The Tar Heels earned their first victory of the season. They outlasted Pitt 38-35 in the school's ACC and home opener.

Miami has a QB Controversy

The question of the week in Miami is who will open at quarterback. Redshirt freshman N'Kosi Perry replaced embattled senior Malik Rosier Saturday for the third series in a planned move. Rosier was last year's starter who got off to a rocky beginning this season.

He never got back in and Perry went on to hit 17 of 25 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns. It was his first extended action to spark a Hurricanes offense that has been inconsistent with Rosier at the helm.

The Miami Hurricanes are 3-1 on the season. Tonight is their first ACC contest. Rosier has had his moments as the Hurricanes' starter since the start of the 2017 season. He is completing just 52.1 percent of his passes this year and 54 percent last year.

Perry is showing far greater accuracy at 66.7 percent.This is a big reason why a switch to the younger, more dynamic Perry appears imminent.

Freshman tight end Brevin Jordan is becoming a more integral part of the attack. He is tied for second on the team in receptions with 12. He also has  three touchdowns and 11 of his catches coming with Perry at quarterback.

The Tar Heels' ground game will be challenged by a Miami run defense giving up just 78.8 yards per game. That is fourth best in the nation. Gerald Willis III tied for tops in the country in tackles for loss (10) and Jonathan Garvin ranked sixth (8.5).

The Tar Heels Have a QB Controversy of Their Own

The Tar Heels may have a quarterback quandary of their own. Sophomore Chazz Surratt is one of seven players returning from a three-game suspension.

Head coach Larry Fedora indicated that junior Nathan Elliott will get the nod after his impressive 313-yard, two-touchdown outing against Pittsburgh.

UNC is 1-2 overall to start the season. They are 1-0 in ACC action. Surratt led the Tar Heels with 1,342 yards passing and 13 touchdowns (eight passing, five rushing) in nine games last season (seven starts).

His return will give Fedora a solid option should Elliott struggle as he did the first two weeks. The offensive line has surrendered just one sack in three games. The unit owned the line of scrimmage against Pittsburgh.

It also played a major role in the success of Elliott and a ground attack that pounded out a season-high 173 yards, led by Antonio Williams' 114 yards and two touchdowns.

Last season, North Carolina out-gained Miami 428-415 in a 24-19 loss. Surratt was injured in the first quarter and Elliott came in and threw three interceptions against the Canes' opportunistic defense.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
North Carolina	1-2	1-1-1	24.67	33.33	-8.66	1-0	0-1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1
Miami-FL	3-1	2-2	43.50	18.50	25	1-1	1-1	3-1	1-1	2-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
UNC	15.97	11.91	4.06
MI-FL	10.33	12.09	-1.77

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
UNC	11.03	10.80	0.23
MI-FL	14.31	13.49	0.82

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
UNC	4.83	4.54	0.29
MI-FL	4.84	2.14	2.7

Team Records

North Carolina Tar Heels

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-2	1-0	0-2	1-1-1	1-0	0-1-1	24.67	33.33	-8.66
vs Conf	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	38.00	35.00	3.00
Last 3	1-2	1-0	0-2	1-1-1	1-0	0-1-1	24.67	33.33	-8.66

Miami Hurricanes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-1	2-0	1-1	2-2	1-1	1-1	43.50	18.50	25.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	2-1	1-1	1-0	52.33	13.67	38.66

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	24.67	100	18.50	33
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	185.50	75	109.00	12
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	162.50	52	23.50	1
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	43.50	20	33.33	101
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	247.50	65	204.50	44
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	243.50	39	190.00	69

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
North Carolina	5-5	6-4	4-6	25.40	146.50	3.83	34.90	63.32	250.10	396.60	1.40
Miami-FL	5-5	4-6	4-6	25.70	152.60	4.15	35.50	56.34	263.90	416.50	2.10

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 28, 2017	MI-FL	UNC	24-19	59	356	415	2	176	252	428	4
Oct 15, 2016	UNC	MI-FL	20-13	162	299	461	0	139	224	363	1
Nov 14, 2015	MI-FL	UNC	21-59	99	326	425	3	298	189	487	0
Nov 1, 2014	UNC	MI-FL	20-47	11	247	258	2	295	199	494	1
Oct 17, 2013	MI-FL	UNC	27-23	234	322	556	4	105	395	500	2
Ot 13, 2012	UNC	MI-FL	18-14	272	214	486	1	180	235	415	2
Oct 15, 2011	MI-FL	UNC	30-24	44	267	311	1	141	288	429	2
Ot 23, 2010	UNC	MI-FL	10-33	149	140	289	3	225	217	442	1
Nov 14, 2009	MI-FL	UNC	24-33	116	319	435	4	116	213	329	0
Sep 27, 2008	UNC	MI-FL	28-24	35	264	299	0	135	174	309	2

NCAA Football Betting Odds & Trends

North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games
North Carolina is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
North Carolina is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
North Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
North Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami-FL
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 6 games when playing Miami-FL
North Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami-FL
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami-FL

Miami-FL Hurricanes
Hurricanes are 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Miami-FL is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami-FL's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami-FL's last 15 games
Miami-FL is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Miami-FL is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami-FL's last 6 games when playing North Carolina
Miami-FL is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against North Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami-FL's last 6 games when playing at home against North Carolina

Team Last 5 Games

North Carolina Tar Heels

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Septem 22, 2018	PITT	38-35	W	3/48	W/O	173	313	486	228	174	402	0	H
Sep 8, 2018	E.CAR	19-41	L	-15.5/59.5	L/O	161	234	395	220	290	510	0	A
Septem 1, 2018	CAL	17-24	L	7/58	P/U	164	137	301	160	119	279	4	A
Nov 25, 2017	NCSU	21-33	L	14.5/56	W/U	83	277	360	292	204	496	1	A
Nov 18, 2017	W.CAR	65-10	W	-21/		313	298	611	151	153	304	-2	H

Miami Hurricanes

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Septem 22, 2018	FIU	31-17	W	-26.5/58	L/U	248	240	488	17	170	187	1	H
Sep 15, 2018	TOLEDO	49-24	W	-12/58.5	W/O	268	205	473	112	222	334	-1	A
Septem 8, 2018	SAVAST	77-0	W	-61/69	W/O	239	255	494	30	48	78	-2	H
Sep 2, 2018	LSU	17-33	L	-3/47.5	L/O	83	259	342	156	140	296	2	A
Dec 30, 2017	WISCSN	24-34	L	6.5/45.5	L/O	174	203	377	142	258	400	2	H

Next up:
North Carolina home to Virginia Tech Saturday, October 13
Miami-FL home to Florida State Saturday, October 6



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