The Miami Hurricanes return to the Orange Bowl , where they are undefeated in 2007, and attempt to get back on a winning track when they face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Noon ET Saturday. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN HD. The Hurricanes have won their last five games at home dating back to last season. They did not allow a point in the first half at the Orange Bowl in the first four home games of this season.
The Yellow Jackets, 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the ACC, are searching for a much-needed victory after losing three of their last four. Tech lost at Maryland, 28-26, last Saturday despite dominating the game statistically.
Oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Sportsbook.com like the Hurricanes at home in the Orange Bowl Stadium having installed them a – 2 ½ point favorite with a 42 ½ point total.
Miami is also the favorite of gamblers having placed 72 percent of early bets on the Canes. Early trends also favor the UNDER slipping beneath the posted total.
Georgia Tech has gone 2-3 ATS this season and failed to cover in 2-of-3 road games. Miami is 2-4 ATS overall and 2-2 at home.
Tashard Choice ran for 135 yards and Taylor Bennett threw for a season-high 309 yards against Maryland, but the Yellow Jackets' hopes ended when Travis Bell's 52-yard field goal attempt with less than a minute remaining sailed just right of the goalposts.
Miami, 4-2 and 1-1, dug itself a 27-0 halftime hole against North Carolina last week, then saw a furious second-half rally fall short in a 33-27 loss in Chapel Hill.
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