The Virginia Cavaliers will hit the road in ACC conference action to face the Miami Hurricanes in an NCAA college football game set for Saturday afternoon.
Start time from Miami is set for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPNU.
The betting odds from this week thirteen college football game has the home team Miami Hurricanes favored by -20 ½ points with a total of 58 points.
Virginia enters play off the bye week. The team has lost seven straight to fall to 2-8 after a 45-14 road defeat to weeks ago to the North Carolina Tar Heels as a +11 ½ point underdog. The game total came in at over 52 ½ points. The Cavaliers could not overcome a 21-0 first half deficit.
The Cavaliers offense produced 316 yards with 112 rushing for under 3 yards a carry. David Watford hit on 14 of 30 passes for 129 yards and two picks. Kevin Parks ran for 100 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown. The Virginia defense allowed 415 yards to North Carolina with 201 rushing for 5 yards per attempt.
Miami has lost three straight to fall to 7-3 after a 48-30 road defeat last week to the Duke Blue Devils as a -3 ½ point wagering favorite. The total finished at over 64 points. Down one after three quarters the Hurricanes get outscored 17-0 in the final period.
The Miami offense posted 565 yards with 186 running for 6 ½ yards a carry. Stephen Morris completed 30 of 49 passes for 379 yards with two touchdowns and one pick. Dallas Crawford ran for 115 yards on 19 carries. The Hurricanes on defense gave up 543 yards to the Duke offense with 358 yards running for 7 yards per rush.