No. 1 Miami (7-0, 5-0 ACC) travels to Chapel Hill on Saturday night to face North Carolina (4-3, 2-2 ACC) at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kenan Stadium.
The Hurricanes improved to 7-0 and held onto the No. 1 ranking after a 52-23 win over Pitt, and North Carolina arrives after a 31-30 OT loss to Syracuse.
How to watch Miami vs. North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 31
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
- TV: ABC
- Streaming: ABC app, ESPN app (for select markets), Disney+, and services that carry ABC (YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, FuboTV, Sling)
Announcers for Miami vs. North Carolina
Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Katie George (sideline reporter) will call the game on ABC.
Odds for Miami vs. North Carolina
- Spread: Miami -14.5
- Moneyline: Miami -650, North Carolina +500
- Total: 52.5 points
Miami is 5-2 against the spread this season while North Carolina is 4-3.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
Weather forecast at Kenan Stadium
Temperatures are expected in the mid-to-upper 60s during the day with evening kickoff conditions around the upper 50s to low 60s. Skies should be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with light northeast winds around 5-10 mph and a low chance of precipitation.
All-time series: North Carolina leads 16-11
The Tar Heels have won the last five meetings (2019-2023), and Miami's last win in the series came in 2018. The most recent game came in 2023, when North Carolina defeated Miami 41-31 in Chapel Hill.
Injury report snapshot
Miami Hurricanes
- Right guard Max Buchanan: Out
- Wide receiver Joshua Moore: Out
- Running back CharMar Brown: Out
- Defensive back Ja'Boree Antoine: Out
- Defensive back OJ Frederique Jr.: Out
- Tight end Luka Gilbert: Out
North Carolina Tar Heels
- Defensive back Peyton Waters: Questionable
- Linebacker Jonathan Agumadu: Questionable
- Defensive lineman Zavion Griffin-Haynes: Questionable
- Offensive lineman Jordan Hall: Questionable
- Offensive lineman Andrew Threatt: Questionable
- Defensive back Tre Miller: Out
- Defensive lineman Viliami Moala: Out
- Wide receiver Keeyun Chapman: Out
- Defensive lineman Vodney Cleveland: Out
- Defensive lineman Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu: Out
Miami vs. North Carolina: Key storylines
- Miami is ranked No. 1 and has averaged 49.0 points and 551.9 total yards per game.
- Darian Mensah has thrown for 2,151 yards and 22 touchdowns with one interception while completing 81.4% of his passes.
- Miami WR Malachi Toney leads the ACC with 952 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 66 catches. If Miami keeps winning, he should be in Heisman consideration.
- North Carolina, under Bill Belichick, is looking for a signature win after a close overtime loss to Syracuse.
- Miami true freshman RB Javian Mallory has rushed for 444 yards and seven touchdowns on 59 carries this season. He has proved to be a strong complement to Mark Fletcher Jr.
- Jordan Shipp is the leading receiver for UNC with 41 catches for 543 yards and two touchdowns.
- Miami faces Notre Dame on Nov. 7 and can't look ahead to that matchup or UNC will take advantage.
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