Miami-OH vs Miami Prediction - College Football Picks 9/1/23

The Miami (OH) Redhawks will play the Miami Hurricanes in a non-conference game on Friday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is crazy to think that Miami (OH) was the team in this matchup that went to a bowl game last season, but it is true after the Hurricanes finished with a 5-7 record. Which Miami team will start the season with a win?

Miami (OH) Preview

The Miami (OH) Redhawks went 6-7 last season and they were 4-4 in the MAC. Miami (OH) alternated losses and wins over their first seven games, but they did finish the regular season by winning three of their last four. The Redhawks played decently well in their opening game last year, losing 37-13 against Kentucky on the road. Miami (OH) did defeat Northwestern on the road, which is a great win, despite Northwestern’s poor season in 2022. The Redhawks played UAB in the Bahamas Bowl, but lost by a score of 24-20 to end the season. Brett Gabbert will be the starting quarterback for the Redhawks once again, but his season was cut short last year due to injury. Gabbert has the ability to be very good, but keeping him healthy will be one of the biggest priorities. Gabbert being back is one of the lone bright spots for this Miami (OH) offense, who lost a good amount of production at receiver and offensive line from last year. The Redhawks have had very good defenses recently and this year should be no exception, as they return a ton of starters from last year. The defense will lead the way for this team yet again and it remains to be seen if the offense can step up. 

Miami Preview

The Miami Hurricanes were 5-7 last year and they went 3-5 in ACC play. Miami started the season with two victories over Bethune-Cookman and Southern Miss, but they did not play well after that. The only other victories for the Hurricanes came against Virginia Tech, Virginia, and Georgia Tech. One of the lowest points of the season was a home loss to Middle Tennessee by a score of 45-31 in late September. Tyler Van Dyke will be returning at quarterback, but he was not impressive last season. Miami does get back quite a bit of production at receiver and the offensive line is expected to be better. The Hurricanes need to get their offense going in this game, as they will play Texas A&M in Week 2. Miami’s defense had plenty of issues last season and they allowed 40+ points in three of their last four games. The Hurricanes do have a new defensive coordinator and they return a good amount of starters, but they need to play much better than they did last year.