Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 7 p.m. Eastern at Hard Rock Stadium in the first-ever meeting between the programs.
- Sportsbooks list Miami as roughly a 30-point favorite with totals around 45.5 points.
- Predictive models heavily lean to Miami, with estimates near a 96%–98% win probability for the Hurricanes.
- Miami looks to tighten execution after a 24-21 loss to Louisville in which Carson Beck threw four interceptions and the run game sputtered.
- Stanford arrives off a 20-13 upset of Florida State behind RB Cole Tabb’s 118 yards, though the Cardinal have allowed 21 sacks and now face a stout Miami front led by Rueben Bain Jr.