The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes will look to stay undefeated when they host the Virginia Tech Hokies in the teams' ACC opener on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Hurricanes (4-0) have started the season with four blowout wins. Their smallest margin of victory this season has been 24 points, in the season opener at Florida. Meanwhile the Hokies (2-2) are coming off a 26-23 loss against Rutgers, which ended a two-game winning streak.
Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET. The Hurricanes are 17.5-point favorites in the latest Miami vs. Virginia Tech odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 54. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page.)
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The model knows that the Hurricanes have one of the top players in the country in quarterback Cam Ward. A transfer from Washington State, Ward leads the country in passing touchdowns (14) while ranking second in many categories, including total offense (382.0 yards per game). After the fast start, he has become the betting favorite for the Heisman Trophy (+450).
But the model also has taken into account that the Hokies have a sack artist in Antwaun Powell-Ryland. A 6-foot-3, 252-pound senior, Powell-Ryland is tied for second in the country in sacks per game (1.38). Led by Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech ranks 10th in the nation in sacks per game as a team (3.25).
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