{"id":42764,"date":"2011-09-02T15:59:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T22:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=42764"},"modified":"2011-09-02T15:59:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T22:59:56","slug":"hurricanes-vs-terrapins-gambling-lines-week-1-predictions-2911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/hurricanes-vs-terrapins-gambling-lines-week-1-predictions-2911\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami vs. Maryland Betting | Week 1 Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

CFB Football Previews \u2013 Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Maryland Terrapins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pandemonium! Personally, I already thought Miami versus Maryland would be a deceptively close game. Now, with the NCAA scandal rocking Miami and eight players suspended, bettors really have to give Maryland a hard look at home. <\/p>\n

NCAAF Week 1: Miami Hurricanes vs Maryland Terrapins<\/strong>
\nDate: <\/strong>Monday, September 5, 2011
\nVenue: <\/strong>Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>ESPN
\nMiami Hurricanes at Maryland Terrapins Betting Lines BetOnline.com<\/strong><\/a>
\nMoney Line: <\/strong>OFF
\nSpread: <\/strong>Maryland -3
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>47<\/p>\n

Miami Hurricanes (0-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s sort through the wreckage, shall we? Of the eight \u2019Canes suspended for Week 1, the most noteworthy are probably quarterback Jacory Harris and safety Ray Ray Armstrong. It\u2019s debatable how much Harris\u2019 absence will hurt Miami. He already missed a solid chunk of last season due to injury and, personally, I think he\u2019s been overrated for much of his time with the team. <\/p>\n

Stephen Morris will start Monday night. He got a big chunk of experience last season, completing 53.6 per cent of his passes for 1,240 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions in six 2010 starts.<\/p>\n

Morris guided Miami to a 2-4 record last season but one of his victories came over Maryland. He went 18 of 30 for 286 yards, one touchdown and two picks in the home victory.<\/p>\n

The bigger absence for Miami on Monday may be Armstrong\u2019s. He\u2019s widely viewed as one of the nation\u2019s top safeties. Without his presence, Maryland may try to exploit some downfield mismatches.<\/p>\n

Maryland Terrapins (0-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many pundits, myself included, liked Maryland as a sleeper to win the ACC this season. Many of those same pundits also said, \u201cIf they Terps can just get past Miami in Week 1…\u201d [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n

And now, here we are and the Terps have been handed a solid advantage to accompany home field. What will Danny O\u2019Brien do under center now that he doesn\u2019t have to worry about Armstrong? He really impressed as a freshman, throwing for 22 scores last year. The Terps have seven returning starters on \u201cD\u201d \u2013 the same D that intercepted Morris twice last season.<\/p>\n

The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both teams feature new coaches \u2013 Al Golden for Miami and Randy Edsall for Maryland \u2013 but Golden is in the much tougher boat. He\u2019s\u2019 missing eight players and coaching his first game on the road against a conference rival.<\/p>\n

I was already a believer in O\u2019Brien and the Terps \u2013 and facing the Hurricanes with one hand tied behind their collective back is just one more reason to like Maryland on Monday.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying Maryland will run away with the game, as even a depleted Miami roster is a talented one, but I think the Terps can win at home by, say, a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Miami vs Maryland prediction: <\/strong>Maryland 24, Miami 17<\/p>\n

Money Line: OFF
\nSpread: Maryland -3
\nOver\/Under: UNDER 47<\/p>\n

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On Monday September 5th, 2011 its the Week 1 Miami Hurricanes vs. Maryland Terrapins matchup. Odds currently have the Terrapins listed as 3-point favorites, the game\u2019s total has been posted at 47. Here is a betting preview and matchup handicapping tips\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":25354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[28750,324,1485,548,51889,51890,51888,51886,51887,763,18232,1323,33323],"class_list":["post-42764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-28750","tag-college-football-odds","tag-football-lines","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-hurricanes-terrapins-lines","tag-hurricanes-vs-terrapins-predictions","tag-miami-hurricanes-vs-maryland-terrapins","tag-miami-vs-maryland-free-pick","tag-miami-vs-maryland-pick","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-ncaa-football-preview","tag-week-1","tag-week-1-free-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42764"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42768,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42764\/revisions\/42768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}