The #5 Miami Hurricanes just wiped the floor with Florida A&M, dropping a ridiculous 77-7 bomb in Week 2, and now they are rolling straight into ACC play on Friday night against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. This isn’t just another game, it’s a Week 3 showdown, and the oddsmakers have the Hurricanes as heavy 20.5-point favorites.
Can Anyone Stop Miami’s Defense?
Miami is 2-0 on the year, fresh off that absolute hammering of Florida A&M. Last season, these guys were 13-3 and national runners-up, tying for second in the ACC at 6-2. They’ve dominated Wake Forest, winning the last eight meetings, with Wake’s last win coming way back in 1944. Seriously, 1944! What’s even wilder is their defense this season: they’re 11th in NCAA Division I, allowing just 203 total yards and a tiny 6.5 points per game. Junior defensive lineman Marquise Lightfoot is leading that charge. Wake Forest, also 2-0, just barely outlasted Purdue in a 38-36 double overtime slugfest. They were 9-4 last year, tying for seventh in the conference at 4-4.
The Model Has a Surprise Pick for Allegacy Financial Stadium
Kickoff for this Friday night ACC battle is 7:30 p.m. ET at Allegacy Financial Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Hurricanes are big favorites at -20.5, with the money line at -1587, and the total points over/under is set at 55.5, which is already up 5 points from the opening line. But hold up, the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every FBS game 10,000 times and is on a 33-21 run on top-rated CFB money-line picks since the 2024 season, has revealed its play. It’s upgraded for 2026 to factor in the transfer portal and is going **Under 55.5 points**. That’s a bold call! The Under has hit in three of the past four head-to-head meetings, including Miami’s 42-14 win in 2024, and it’s also hit in three of Miami’s last six road games. With Miami’s defense playing lights out, that Under pick might be pure gold.
Miami is rolling, but Wake Forest just pulled off a tough win. Can Wake Forest keep it close enough to defy the spread, or will Miami’s dominant defense and the SportsLine model’s prediction hold true for the Under? We’ll find out Friday night.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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