Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Miami Hurricanes college football matchup on October 16, 2021.

The North Carolina Tar Heels (3-3, 0-0 ACC) are touchdown favorites when they host the Miami Hurricanes (2-3, 0-0 ACC) in conference play on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The contest has a 62.5-point over/under.
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Odds for North Carolina vs. Miami
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- North Carolina and its opponents have gone over the current 62.5-point total in three of six games this season.
- Miami’s games have gone over 62.5 points in just one opportunity this season.
- Saturday’s over/under is 3.4 points lower than the two team’s combined 65.9 points per game average.
- The 53.7 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 8.8 fewer than the 62.5 total in this contest.
- Tar Heels games this season feature an average total of 66.8 points, a number 4.3 points higher than Saturday’s over/under.
- The 62.5 total in this game is four points above the 58.5 average total in Hurricanes games this season.
North Carolina Stats and Trends
- North Carolina has played six games, with three wins against the spread.
- This season, the Tar Heels have an against the spread record of 3-2 in their five games as a favorite of 7 points or more.
- North Carolina has hit the over in 50% of its opportunities this year (three times over six games with a set point total).
- The Tar Heels rack up 8.5 more points per game (35.5) than the Hurricanes allow (27).
- North Carolina is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall this season when the team notches more than 27 points.
- The Tar Heels rack up 486.2 yards per game, 100.6 more yards than the 385.6 the Hurricanes give up per contest.
- When North Carolina totals more than 385.6 yards, the team is 3-1 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
- The Tar Heels have turned the ball over nine times this season, five more turnovers than the Hurricanes have forced (4).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for North Carolina at SISportsbook.
Miami Stats and Trends
- Thus far this year Miami has one win against the spread.
- The Hurricanes have been underdogs by 7 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread once.
- Miami’s games this year have gone over the point total one time in five opportunities (20%).
- The Hurricanes put up 3.7 more points per game (30.4) than the Tar Heels give up (26.7).
- When Miami scores more than 26.7 points, it is 1-1 against the spread and 1-1 overall.
- The Hurricanes rack up 66.4 more yards per game (438.4) than the Tar Heels allow (372).
- Miami is 1-2 against the spread and 2-1 overall when the team churns out over 372 yards.
- The Hurricanes have seven giveaways this season, while the Tar Heels have seven takeaways .
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.















