The No. 6 Hurricanes escaped on the road against Louisville in Week 8, pulling out a 52-45 win.
Miami opened as a one-point underdog, but closed as a four-point favorite. The Canes’ seven-point victory ends their two-game losing streak ATS.
Quarterback Cam Ward further extended his case to win the Heisman Trophy with his performance Saturday. Ward finished 21-for-32 with 319 yards and four touchdowns. He became the first signal-caller in program history to throw for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in each of the first seven games of a season.
Ward entered the weekend with the third-best odds (+384) to win the Heisman, trailing only Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (+250) and Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel (+380).
Louisville nearly tied the game with under five minutes left when Ward appeared to fumble the ball, which was returned by Antonio Watts over 65 yards for a touchdown. But after review, officials determined Ward's arm came forward and called an incompletion on the play.
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Running back Damien Martinez scored on a thunderous 30-yard touchdown run a few plays later to help seal the result.
At 7-0 (3-0 in ACC play), Miami is off to its best start since 2017. Coach Mario Cristobal’s program entered the weekend with -235 odds to make the College Football Playoff and +180 odds to miss it.
The Canes have the second-best odds to win the ACC (+160), trailing Clemson (+120) and are tied for the eighth-best odds (+2000) to win the national championship.
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