The Miami Hurricanes are injured on both sides of the ball, losing two key players on offense — running back CharMar Brown and wide receiver Joshua Moore — for the season. But the oddsmakers don't believe that news will matter in Week 4 against Central Michigan.
Miami is a massive 40.5-point favorite against the Chippewas, according to FanDuel. Central Michigan (2-1) started the season getting blasted by New Mexico, but recovered for a field goal win over FCS Colgate and looked a lot better in a 24-10 win over Wyoming in Week 3. None of that matters to the oddsmakers, who remain very high on the Hurricanes despite the mounting injuries.
The line has come down in the past 24 hours after Miami opened as a 41.5-point favorite.
NEW: Miami has opened up as a 41.5-point favorite over Central Michigan. The total is set at 53.5.
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Miami is favored by 6 touchdowns over Central Michigan
Central Michigan is sort of a mid-level MAC team. The Chippewas made a bowl last season and got blown out by Northwestern. They haven't beaten a ranked non-conference opponent in a very long time. 2016 to be exact, when they got a very controversial victory over No. 22 Oklahoma State on a Hail Mary from an untimed down that officials later ruled should have never happened.
September 10th, 2016: Central Michigan upsets #22 Oklahoma State on a miracle Hail Mary #FireUpChips pic.twitter.com/mQDoS5KXfP
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Ain't college football grand?
Anyway, back to the matter at hand, this is expected to be a soft touch for the Hurricanes, and it would be a shock if it were anything other than that. What's more concerning than the spread or how many points MIami will score this week is if they will leave the game healthy. That didn't happen at Stanford or Wake Forest, so each of these wins comes at a cost.
The fact that the line has dropped even a point is certainly a sign that there are some concerns, albeit very minor in true context. The belief that the injuries might take a toll on Miami and limit how effective the Hurricanes will be against lesser competition is probably somewhat valid. There's also the matter that things will get tougher in October and Mario Cristobal might try to use this last tuneup as a chance to reset the depth chart and see what guys he wants to count on against Clemson on October 3rd and then FSU on October 17.
There are a lot of questions around Miami after this recent stretch of bad news, but the Hurricanes should be more than fine against an overmatched Central Michigan team.
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