After winning their first three games, the Louisville Cardinals suffered a tough NCAA Football Betting loss on the road against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Since then, head coach Jeff Brohm’s program has lost at home to the underrated SMU Mustangs. But then they recovered to win on the road against the improved Viginia Cavaliers. Now, The Ville hosts one of the biggest games of the weekend. The Miami Hurricanes will be calling on the Cardinals in a key ACC matchup. Miami is coming off a bye week that followed a thrilling comeback win against the California Golden Bears.
Miami Hurricanes vs. Louisville Cardinals NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, October 19, 2024, noon ET |
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| Location: | L&N Stadium, Louisville, KY |
| TV Coverage: | ABC |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Miami Florida | -4½ -110 | 61 -112 | -190 |  |
| Louisville | +4½ -110 | 61 -108 | +165 | |
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Maimi Hurricanes Team Overview
Last game, the Miami Hurricanes won 39-38 against the California Golden Bears as 10-point road favorites. The game went over the offshore betting total of 54. Miami has a record of 6-0 straight up, 3-3 against the spread, and 5-0-1 over/under the total. Miami ranks 1st for total offense, 1st for passing, 46th for rushing, and 1st for scoring. Defensively, they rank 14th overall, 40th against the pass, 11th against the rush, and 26th for points allowed. Also, Miami ranks 35th for fewest turnovers lost and 7th for takeaways.
Louisville Cardinals Team Overview
Last game, the Louisville Cardinals won 24-20 against the Virginia Cavaliers as 7-point road favorites. The game went under the total of 54. Louisville has a record of 4-2 straight up, 3-3 against the spread, and 4-2 over/under the total. Louisville ranks 22nd for total offense, 20th for passing, 60th for rushing, and 23rd for scoring. Defensively, they rank 43rd overall, 70th against the pass, 42nd against the rush, and 31st for points allowed. Also, Louisville ranks 21st for fewest turnovers lost and 115th for takeaways.
Although the Cavaliers outgained the Cardinals 449-408, were much better on third downs, and dominated the time of possession. UVA’s failure to execute in the red zone ultimately doomed it to its third straight loss in the series with Louisville.
Virginia received the opening kick and immediately threw the first punch. This 11-play 75-yard drive included runs of 18 and 13 yards for Anthony Colandrea. Also, there was a 19-yard completion to Tyler Neville. And then a Grady Brosterhous QB sneak on 4th and goal from the one-yard line. Louisville answered with its own long drive inside the UVA red zone. But Kam Robinson made a great backfield ankle tackle on Isaac Brown to force a turnover on downs.
Late on, Virginia responded to a Louisville scoring drive by putting together an impressive series of its own. They were leaning heavily on its run game to drive the length of the field. Colandrea scrambled a few times. Also, UVA also got a couple of nice runs from Kobe Pace. Next, a 13-yard completion from Colandrea to Fields moved the chains on 3rd and 13. And then Virginia got the ball inside the Louisville five-yard line. But on fourth and 3, rather than taking the lead with a chip shot field goal, the Cavaliers opted to go for it, and Colandrea’s fourth-down pass to Kam Courtney fell incomplete.
Miami at Louisville SBG Free Picks
Louisville is an appealing NCAA Football Betting pick for wise Guys looking for a quality team getting a favorable price against a public brand. Miami has been sloppy in recent games. Thus, this game could be a trap for The U.
Miami at Louisville SBG Best Bet: Louisville Cardinals.