Friday Knight Play w/write-up
Revenge on Blue Devils minds after getting embarrassed at home vs. the Canes in 2015 on that controversial, 8 lateral kickoff return touchdown.
The Devils have gotten off to a strong 4-0 start led by their 5th ranked defense in the country, allowing only 75 yards per game against the run while only giving up 15 points per contest.
It’s a small sample size, but after two games, Miami has had a hell of a time getting its defense off the field. Bethune-Cookman is hardly an offensive powerhouse, but it was able to connect on 8-of-17 third downs ...Toledo converted 13 of 23 tries. So far this season, Duke’s offense has been very good at keeping the chains moving.
Miami gave up 342 passing yards and 3 touchdowns to Toledo QB Logan Woodside last week. The Canes will face another solid signal-caller Friday night, dual-threat QB Daniel Jones. it may be hard for the Devils to get the ground game going against a strong Hurricane defensive front but Jones has a good chance of making plays through the air going against a rebuilt Miami secondary that has struggled so far giving up 286.5 passing yards per game.
I expect Miami to win, more than likely on the shoulders of Mark Walton but I expect it to be close. Also with FSU on deck next weekend, Miami might not be as focused as they should be with the task at hand.
Ranked favorites on Friday night ... 52-69 (43%) ATS since 2005
[106] Duke +6½ (-117)
