Miami vs South Florida Prediction College Football Picks 9/21/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Miami

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving South Florida

-Recent betting trends in games played between Miami and South Florida

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Hurricanes and Bulls. 

Miami Has Impressed

Miami has dominated heading into this game and they have a ton of confidence heading into this game. Miami in the first game of the season faced off against Florida and they won 41-17. Two games ago against Florida A&M, they secured a 56-9 victory and in the last game against Ball State, they picked up a 62-0 victory. Cam Ward looks like a Heisman Trophy winner and he completed 19 of his 28 passes for 346 yards, five touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Emory Williams also got some playing time and he completed 11 of his 12 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. Ajay Allen was the top rusher and he finished with seven carries for 104 yards and a touchdown. Jacolby George finished with six carries for 109 yards and a touchdown. In this game, the offense is going to need to be good. 

Why Miami Will Beat South Florida

• South Florida has lost each of its last 12 September games against AP-ranked teams.
• Miami (FL) has won 29 of its last 33 September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has covered the spread in four of Miami (FL)'s last five games.

Can South Florida Put up a Fight?

South Florida has won two of the three games and the only loss was against Alabama. The final score against Alabama was 42-16 but the final score should have been closer. In the last game against Southern Miss, South Florida scored 49 points and they ended up cruising to the victory. Byrum Brown completed 19 of his 29 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Kelly Joiner finished with 10 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Sean Atkins finished with five carries for 57 yards. In this game, if South Florida wants to find success, they are going to need the defense to be good. 

Miami vs South Florida Prediction

South Florida fell off late against Alabama and they are going to struggle here. Miami is an elite offensive team and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. South Florida can keep it close in the first half, but in the second half, Miami is going to have no issue pulling away. Miami is going to put up at least 55 points here, and the Hurricanes will cover the spread. Back the Hurricanes against the spread.