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No. 1 Miami (FL) and Pittsburgh meet in ACC play
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By The Associated Press
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.
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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