Overview
- Kickoff is set for Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
- Miami enters 5-0 with dominant home form, outscoring visitors 120-22 this season, and sits No. 2 in the AP poll.
- Louisville is 4-1 after an overtime loss to No. 18 Virginia, with turnovers and a banged-up backfield pushing more on QB Miller Moss and WR Chris Bell.
- These are the ACC's top statistical defenses, with Louisville allowing about 262 yards per game and Miami about 276, while the Hurricanes’ front led by Akheem Mesidor and Rueben Bain Jr. has stifled the run.
- Betting lines list Miami around -13.5 to -14 and models give the Hurricanes roughly an 80–85% win probability, with totals near 52–54.