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Miami is playing like a team on a mission, and Cam Ward would likely win the Heisman Trophy if the season ended today. This is a number I expect the Canes to push by themselves. I'm taking the over here.
Miami is 4-0 and they've covered three of the four games, the one they didn't was a 56-9 blowout when they were laying -48. They've gone over all four games. This is a special team that can write their own score and it's almost to the point that you keep betting on them until they don't cover. Cam Ward gets better and more comfortable each week. Last week he threw for 404 yards in the route of USF. Heisman Trophy! Miami has the No. 3 offense in the nation averaging 605 yards per game and the No. 2 yards per play averaging 8.8 yards. Virginia Tech has lots of issues and is 1-3 against the spread. Miami covers and it likely goes over.
I personally would have set this line at -20.5. If that were the case, I'd still be betting Miami here. Cam Ward has been arguably the best quarterback in college football this season, and the Canes are at least three touchdowns better than the Hokies. I still don't fully trust Mario Cristobal (his decisions have burned me more than once in the past), but this Miami team is loaded with talent all over the field and has its sights set on the CFP. I'm laying the points.