North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Miami Hurricanes Pick Prediction NCAA College Football Odds Preview 10-17-2013

The Miami Hurricanes will travel in ACC conference play as they face the North Carolina Tar Heels in a Thursday night college football game. Kick off time for this week eight game is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN. The betting odds from this week eight college football game have the road side Miami Hurricanes favored by -8 points with the total coming out in a few days. Miami is a perfect 5-0 on the season after a week six 45-30 home victory against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as a -6 point betting favorite. The game total landed at over 56 points. It was 17-17 tie at the half then get outscored the Yellow Jackets 28-13 in the second. They produced 551 offensive yards with 227 running for over 7 yards a carry. The team survived four turnovers by forcing three away from Georgia Tech. Quarterback Stephen Morris hit on 17 of 22 passes for 324 yards with three touchdowns and two picks. It was a monster game for running back Duke Johnson who ran for 184 yards on 22 attempts. On defense Miami allowed the Yellow Jackets 401 yards with 335 on the ground for 5 12 yards per carry. The Hurricanes stopped Georgia Tech 10 times on 16 third down attempts. North Carolina has lost three straight to fall to 1-4 on the year after a week six 27-17 road defeat to the Virginia Tech Hokies as a +8 point betting odds underdog. The game finished at under 45 ½ points. The Tar Heels could not overcome a 21-7 first half deficit. The team gained 376 yards of offense with 99 running for 2 ½ yards per carry. Quarterback Marquise Williams hit on 23 of 35 throws for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two picks. The Tar Heels turned the football over four times and took none away from the Hokies. Defensively the club allowed Virginia Tech 341 yards with only 43 from their ground game for 1 ½ yards a carry.