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No. 1 Miami (FL) and Pittsburgh meet in ACC play

Pittsburgh (5-2) at No. 1 Miami (FL) (6-0), Oct. 24 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Miami (FL) by 22.5. Against the spread: Miami (FL) 4-2, Pittsburgh 4-3.

How to watch: ESPN

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No. 1 Miami (FL) and Pittsburgh meet in ACC play

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Pittsburgh (5-2) at No. 1 Miami (FL) (6-0), Oct. 24 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Miami (FL) by 22.5. Against the spread: Miami (FL) 4-2, Pittsburgh 4-3.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Miami (FL) Offense

Overall: 559.5 yards per game (2nd in FBS)

Passing: 333.0 yards per game (3rd)

Rushing: 226.5 yards per game (13th)

Scoring: 48.5 points per game (1st)

Miami (FL) Defense

Overall: 281.8 yards per game (16th in FBS)

Passing: 223.3 yards per game (91st)

Rushing: 58.5 yards per game (2nd)

Scoring: 14.0 points per game (7th)

Pittsburgh Offense

Overall: 450.1 yards per game (28th in FBS)

Passing: 284.6 yards per game (17th)

Rushing: 165.6 yards per game (57th)

Scoring: 32.9 points per game (45th)

Pittsburgh Defense

Overall: 306.3 yards per game (28th in FBS)

Passing: 249.0 yards per game (115th)

Rushing: 57.3 yards per game (1st)

Scoring: 16.4 points per game (23rd)

Miami (FL) ranks 12th in FBS in third down percentage, converting 51.6% of the time.

Both teams have a +4 turnover margin to rank 22nd in the FBS.

Pittsburgh ranks 132nd in the FBS with 81.7 penalty yards per game.

Both teams have strong red zone defenses. Miami (FL) is 6th in FBS, with opponents scoring on 66.7% of trips. Pittsburgh's red zone defense ranks 13th at 70.6%.

Miami (FL) ranks 6th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:58.

Team leaders

Miami (FL)

Passing: Darian Mensah, 1,764 yards, 18 TDs, 1 INT, 80.8 completion percentage

Rushing: Javian Mallory, 397 yards on 52 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Malachi Toney, 758 yards on 50 catches, 8 TDs

Pittsburgh

Passing: Mason Heintschel, 1,304 yards, 14 TDs, 1 INT, 66.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Damon Ferguson Jr., 438 yards on 83 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Cataurus Hicks, 500 yards on 26 catches, 4 TDs

Last game

Miami (FL) beat Florida State 43-35 on Oct. 17. Mensah led Miami (FL) with 326 yards on 23-of-34 passing (67.6%) for three touchdowns and one interception. Mallory carried the ball 13 times for 108 yards and scored two touchdowns. Toney had 11 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns.

Pittsburgh fell 27-21 to Boston College on Oct. 17. Corey Dailey passed for 193 yards on 11-of-25 attempts (44.0%) with one touchdown and two interceptions. Ferguson carried the ball 17 times for 119 yards. Hicks put up 135 yards on five catches with one touchdown.

Next game

Miami (FL) plays at North Carolina on Oct. 31. Pittsburgh hosts Georgia Tech on Oct. 31.

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