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Mensah Faces Duke as No. 7 Miami Opens Heavy Favorite

A Miami win would strengthen its bid for the ACC title.

Overview

  • The game is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium and will be televised on ABC with streaming on Fubo.
  • Miami enters 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC while Duke is 7-2 and 4-2 in conference play, making the result important for conference positioning.
  • Darian Mensah, who transferred from Duke over the offseason, will start for Miami and faces his former team in a prominent personal rematch.
  • Miami receiver Malachi Toney is listed out with an ankle injury and the Hurricanes have multiple other players listed inactive or questionable, changes that could alter Miami’s game plan.
  • Betting lines open Miami as a 13.5-point favorite with a 54.5 over/under, SportsLine’s 10,000-simulation model leans to the Over and favors one side of the spread in more than 60% of sims, and moneyline prices vary across sportsbooks.