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A pair of the top offensive players in college football will be on display when wideout Xavier Restrepo and the Miami Hurricanes (4-0) take on Bhayshul Tuten and the Virginia Tech Hokies (2-2) on Friday, September 27, 2024.
The Hurricanes are very big favorites (currently -17.5) in their matchup against the Hokies, with the over/under being 54 points. (On the moneyline, the Hurricanes are -901 and the Hokies are +585.)
Read on for our betting preview for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
Miami (FL) -17.5 vs. Virginia Tech
Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Hurricanes (-17.5)
- Moneyline: Hurricanes (-901), Hokies (+585)
- Total: 54 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech Betting Stats and Info
The Hurricanes have won three games against the spread (in four opportunities). The Hurricanes’ record against the spread, when favored by 17.5 points or more, is 1-1. Miami (FL) has been the moneyline favorite four times this season, and sports a 4-0 record in those games. Virginia Tech has a single win against the spread this season (1-2-0). This will be the first time on the year Virginia Tech is an underdog on the moneyline.
Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech Recent Stats and Trends
Miami Hurricanes
Virginia Tech Hokies
Miami (FL) vs. Virginia Tech Key Players
Miami Hurricanes
- Cameron Ward has 1,439 passing yards (359.8 per game) and a 72.4% completion percentage (89-for-123), heaving 14 touchdown passes and two interceptions. He also has 89 rushing yards on 12 attempts (with one touchdown).
- Jordan Lyle has picked up a team-high 233 rushing yards (58.3 per game) plus three touchdowns.
- Damien Martinez has run for 190 yards (47.5 per game), with four touchdowns on the ground. He also has four catches for 65 yards .
- Restrepo has been targeted 26 times and has 20 catches, leading his team with 362 yards (90.5 ypg) while hauling in five touchdowns.
- Isaiah Horton has 19 catches for 278 yards (69.5 per game) and one touchdown.
- Elijah Arroyo has caught nine passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 46 yards per game.
- Tyler Baron has collected a team-leading 4.5 sacks, while adding five TFL and 10 tackles.
- Francisco Mauigoa’s 16 tackles, two TFL, and two sacks mean he’s the team’s top tackler.
- This season Mishael Powell leads the team with two interceptions and has added 11 tackles, one TFL, and two passes defended.
Virginia Tech Hokies
- This year Kyron Drones has collected 765 passing yards (191.3 per game) while going 64-for-107 (59.8%) and throwing for four touchdowns with three interceptions. He has added 209 rushing yards on 52 carries with two touchdowns.
- Tuten has run for a team-leading 391 yards on 67 attempts (97.8 yards per game) while scoring seven touchdowns.
- Jaylin Lane has 17 catches (26 targets) and paces his team with 247 receiving yards (61.8 per game) while scoring one touchdown.
- Stephen Gosnell has hauled in eight catches for 170 yards (42.5 per game).
- Ali Jennings has caught four passes on 10 targets for 117 yards and one touchdown, averaging 29.3 yards per game.
- Antwaun Powell has 5.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also added three TFL and 18 tackles.
- Mose Phillips III’s 26 tackles, one TFL, and one sack make him the team’s leading tackler.
- Mansoor Delane has picked off two passes to lead the team while adding 11 tackles and two passes defended.