College Football Odds: Virginia opens as 11-point underdogs to Miami

The Virginia Cavaliers’ football season is heading in the wrong direction as the Hoos dropped their third straight game of the season, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. A slow-starting offense and an exposed secondary doomed the Cavaliers despite being favored over the Deacons this past weekend.

The Hoos are 11-point underdogs next weekend to the No. 11 Miami Hurricanes, who are 4-1 with only a loss to top-ranked Clemson.

On the season, Virginia is 1-3 against the spread as follows:

• -4.5 vs. Duke (W)
• +27.5 at Clemson (L) (Note: this line was at +28 but had moved to +27.5 just prior to kickoff, so we updated just this week with a L)
• -7 vs. NC State (L)
• -2.5 vs. Wake Forest (L)

Miami, on the other hand, is 4-1 against the spread this season, covering all the games in which they’ve been favored, and then getting completely blown out by Clemson.

Virginia is behind all-time on the series against Miami, 7-10, including a 1-3 record under Bronco Mendenhall.

Other lines around the ACC:

• Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers (-44.5)
• NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels (-16.5)
• Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals (-4.5)
• Virginia Tech Hokies (-7.5) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-9.5) at Pittsburgh Panthers
• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles (-4)

Virginia and Miami will kick off on Saturday, October 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET, once again on the ACC Network.