Sat, Oct 31, 7:30 PM ET· Kenan Stadium· Miami -14 · O/U 50.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 691 mi / 0 miForecast: 61°F · wind 6 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Miami -14 · O/U 50.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Miami as road favorite
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 5-1 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road favorite: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 3-2 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 12-10-1 ATS (23 games) · 11-11-1 O/U (23 games)
North Carolina as home underdog
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 2-4 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-2-1 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 3-8-1 ATS (12 games) · 7-5 O/U (12 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalMiami · 9 of 9
559.5
Yards / game
329.8
3.93
Points / drive
2.08
6.3
TDs / game
2.8
51.6
3rd-down %
37.3
80.0
RZ TD %
65.0
0.8
Turnover margin
-0.3
3.0
Sacks / game
2.2
5.2
TFL / game
4.0
11.8
Havoc / game
11.3
46.4 / 53.6
Pass / Rush split
47.2 / 52.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Miami has the ball
Miami's early-down offense ranks 2nd of 138. North Carolina's early-down defense ranks 61st of 138.
Miami's passing-down offense ranks 47th of 138. North Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 46th of 138.
Miami's third-down offense ranks 28th of 138. North Carolina's third-down defense ranks 101st of 138.
Miami's red-zone offense ranks 28th of 138. North Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 11th of 138.
When North Carolina has the ball
North Carolina's early-down offense ranks 89th of 138. Miami's early-down defense ranks 44th of 138.
North Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 77th of 138. Miami's passing-down defense ranks 30th of 138.
North Carolina's third-down offense ranks 110th of 138. Miami's third-down defense ranks 32nd of 138.
North Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 36th of 138. Miami's red-zone defense ranks 2nd of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.206 last 3 vs 0.324 season (-0.118)
Defense formabout the same(-0.189 last 3 vs -0.214 season)
Offense formabout the same(-0.036 last 3 vs 0.010 season)
▼Defense form0.024 last 3 vs -0.053 season (+0.077)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDarian Mensah — 1764 yd, 18 TD
RushingJavian Mallory — 397 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingMalachi Toney — 758 yd, 8 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBilly Edwards Jr. — 1260 yd, 9 TD
RushingBenjamin Hall — 283 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingJordan Shipp — 441 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Miami offense
2ndof 1380.240253 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
61stof 138-0.025Miami defense · allowed
44thof 138-0.060vs
North Carolina offense
89thof 138-0.018251 plays
Passing downs
Miami offense
47thof 1380.095106 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.068150 plays
Miami defense · allowed
30thof 138-0.125134 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
77thof 1380.006121 plays
Third down
Miami offense
28thof 1380.27262 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
101stof 1380.11891 plays
Miami defense · allowed
32ndof 138-0.12784 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
110thof 138-0.14267 plays
Red zone
Miami offense
28thof 1380.18272 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
11thof 138-0.32059 plays · small sample
Miami defense · allowed
2ndof 138-0.64533 plays · small sample
vs
North Carolina offense
36thof 1380.10956 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Miami offense
2ndof 13866.7%vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
97thof 13846.9%Miami defense · allowed
8thof 13831.1%vs
North Carolina offense
106thof 13843.0%Away
Home
Miami Offense vs North Carolina DefenseMiami · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.52#1
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#320.19
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.245#3
308 plays
EPA/Play
#50-0.046
allowed · 410 plays
0.313#6
149 plays
EPA/Pass
#37-0.111
allowed · 195 plays
0.182#8
159 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#780.013
allowed · 215 plays
58.4%#1
308 plays
Success Rate
#7145.4%
allowed · 410 plays
61.7%#1
Pass Success Rate
#7042.8%
allowed
55.3%#6
Rush Success Rate
#10148.7%
allowed
66.7%#2
Available Yards %
#9746.9%
allowed
71.1#81
Net Field Position
#12468.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.240#2
253 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#61-0.025
allowed
6.3#23
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1286.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Miami Defense vs North Carolina OffenseMiami · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.28#18
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#660.03
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.151#13
allowed · 268 plays
EPA/Play
#88-0.027
319 plays
0.029#85
allowed · 159 plays
EPA/Pass
#650.039
153 plays
-0.414#2
allowed · 109 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#118-0.089
166 plays
38.8%#5
allowed · 268 plays
Success Rate
#6147.3%
319 plays
40.7%#44
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#4548.4%
33.1%#1
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#9646.4%
31.1%#8
allowed
Available Yards %
#10643.0%
72.5#40
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#7971.1
-0.060#44
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#89-0.018
251 plays
8.1#15
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#757.1
2026 · Situational EPAMiami · 6 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.257
319 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.027
319 plays
-0.150
265 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.046
410 plays
0.182
72 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.109
56 plays · small sample
-0.645
33 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.320
59 plays · small sample
0.272
62 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.142
67 plays
-0.127
84 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.118
91 plays