Tag: Canes

Where ACC teams rank in this week’s Ferris Mowers coaches poll

What are Notre Dame’s chances at dancing this spring?

The ACC saw progress in terms of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports this week.

Duke remains the only team ranked as the Blue Devils check in fifth in the updated rankings but a pair of ACC teams are now in the receiving votes portion of the rankings which wasn’t the case a week ago.

Miami (FL) was the first team out of the poll while North Carolina also received six votes.

The entire poll is listed below.  Notre Dame is now 11-6 on the year after a win on Monday at Howard.  The Irish return to action Saturday afternoon at Louisville.

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Gonzaga 14-2 787 (23) +1
2 Auburn 16-1 759 (8) +2
3 Arizona 14-1 687 (1) +3
4 Purdue 14-2 647 +1
5 Duke 14-2 643 +3
6 Baylor 15-2 642 -5
7 Kansas 14-2 611 +3
8 Wisconsin 14-2 546 +5
9 UCLA 11-2 530 -6
10 Houston 15-2 491 +1
11 Villanova 13-4 479 +3
12 Kentucky 14-3 419 +5
13 Michigan St 14-3 366 -4
14 Iowa St 14-3 326 +2
15 USC 14-2 322 -8
16 LSU 15-2 300 -4
17 Illinois 13-3 297 +7
18 Ohio St 11-4 263 -3
19 Texas Tech 13-4 261 –
20 Xavier 13-3 252 +1
21 Providence 14-2 227 -1
22 Texas 13-4 103 –
23 Colorado St 13-1 75 +4
24 Loyola-Chicago 13-2 60 +5
25 Tennessee 11-5 52 -2
25 Connecticut 11-4 52 +5

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Seton Hall; No. 25 Alabama

Others Receiving Votes

Miami-Florida 40; Seton Hall 37; Brigham Young 23; Alabama 21; Davidson 14; Texas A&M 11; San Diego St. 10; Iowa 10; North Carolina 6; Indiana 6; Southern Methodist 5; Oregon 5; West Virginia 4; Texas Christian 4; San Francisco 2; Oklahoma 1; Oakland 1; Murray St. 1; Grand Canyon 1; Boise St. 1

POST GAME REPORT: Alabama gives Miami another beatdown on the year, winning 96-64

In two tries “The U” couldn’t get close to the Crimson Tide, losing in blowout fashion now in both football and basketball this year.

Alabama’s second half against the Miami Hurricanes in the ESPN Events Invitational got off to a fast start. After starting the second half up just 33-30, the Crimson Tide jumped out with a 7-0 run to increase their lead to 40-30.

The next eight points would be made by Keon Ellis, extending the Tide’s lead to 12, up 48-36.

The Crimson Tide increased their lead to as many as 25 points with 10:40 remaining via a 17-0 run, now leading 56-38.

As the game went on, the Crimson Tide continued to hit their three-point shots. The final score in this one was 96-64.

Keon Ellis dominated the second half, he lead the Tide in scoring with 22 points.

Jaden Shackelford, JD Davison and Juwan Gary scored 15, 13 and 13 respectively.

The freshman Davison also tallied 10 assists and six rebounds.

The Crimson Tide shot 53.6% from the floor, including 53.3% from three.

Defensively the Tide was suffocating. The Hurricanes did shoot 46% from the floor, but they only got 50 shots up. They shot 23.5% from three, only hitting on four triples in the game.

For Miami, Kameron McGusty lead the Canes tonight in points with 21.

Next up for the No. 10 Crimson Tide is a date with No. 1 Gonzaga in Seattle on Dec. 4.

Stay tuned to Roll Tide Wire for all the latest on the Crimson Tide!

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Notre Dame opponent to come knocks off Miami

Is it still all about the U?

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A month ago Miami (FL) was set to yet another season of the Hurricanes returning to national prominence as they entered the year ranked 14th nationally.

The latest loss came Thursday night against Virginia as the Canes will now enter October just 2-3 after losing to Alabama (no shame there) as well as on their home field to both Michigan State and now the Cavaliers.  This one came in an incredibly heartbreaking way as the Canes missed a 33-yard field goal as time expired.

Miami entered September viewed as a dark horse by some as a College Football Playoff contender but enter October with three losses and their biggest highlight on the year being a cat surviving a falling from their upper deck.

Manny Diaz was thought to be on the verge of turning this program around but instead it seems like more of the same for a program that hasn’t finished in the top-10 since 2003.  Since dominating Notre Dame and convincing the nation they were “back” in November of 2017, Miami is just 24-22 since.

Virginia improves to 3-2 with the victory after they had dropped their last two to North Carolina and Wake Forest as quarterback Brennan Armstrong threw for 268 yards and a touchdown.

Notre Dame travels to Charlottesville to take on the Cavaliers on November 13 as Virginia will be coming off a bye.

Related:

ESPN FPI projects all eight remaining Notre Dame games

Notre Dame releases depth chart for test with No. 8 Cincinnati

Notre Dame running back returns to lineup for Cincinnati showdown

5 things Luke Fickell said ahead of Notre Dame-Cincinnati

Notre Dame-Cincinnati: Running back statistical comps

Rain on the way for Notre Dame-Cincinnati?

Kirk Herbstreit ranks college football’s top-six teams

ACC: Miami has three games rescheduled due to COVID-19 outbreak

A COVID-19 outbreak at Miami means huge changes to the remainder of the 2020 ACC Football schedule. Details of it all right here.

This past weekend many looked at the point-spread between No. 9 Miami and unranked Virginia Tech and were confused to see a struggling Hokies team as a slight favorite.

Then news came out Saturday morning that Miami was dealing with a bit of a COVID-19 outbreak on their team and would be playing the game short-handed.

Miami went on to sneak out of Blacksburg with a one-point victory, but they didn’t escape without lasting issues for the rest of the season as Monday saw the entirety of their remaining regular season switched up.

Miami’s contest against Georgia Tech has been moved from this weekend to Saturday, December 19, assuming the Hurricanes don’t qualify for the ACC Championship Game.

Their game at Wake Forest that had been scheduled for November 28 will now be played on December 5 while their final home game of the regular season against North Carolina moves from December 5 to 12.

In order to make this work the ACC had to rearrange a few other games:

  • Wake Forest at Louisville moves from Dec. 5 to Nov. 28
  • Western Carolina at North Carolina moves from Dec. 11 to Dec. 5
  • Louisville at Boston College moves from Nov. 27 to Dec. 12

If that seems crazy then make sure you remember there is still almost a month of regular season ACC games still remaining and that this could very possibly be just the tip of the iceberg in terms of craziness.

Happy Friday, College Football Morning Announcements Style

2002 Miami vs. Florida State brought back all of the memories for me last night.

Congrats, you’ve made it to Friday.

I’m not sure if you’re working from home, still having to go to your place of employment or if you haven’t stopped going into work but you’re almost to the weekend and sometimes you just have to give yourself a small pat on the back for making it there.

Last night I was working on a couple things and scrolling channels, only to come across a college football game from when I was 16.  It took me a bit down memory lane with the NFL talent that was everywhere and it made me really want to go back to my parents basement and play NCAA Football ’03 with my high school friends.

That game is the basis of most of this Friday’s podcast.  Enjoy some discussion on the great Florida State vs. Miami rivalry, Sean Taylor and Greg Reid love and please tell me how a certain Hurricane was so loved nationally.

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We’ll be in touch on here with a few things throughout this Friday but enjoy your weekends.

Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs sports betting odds and lines, with NHL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Carolina Hurricanes (34-22-4) and Toronto Maple Leafs (32-22-8) will lock horns at Scotiabank Arena at 7 p.m. ET Saturday. We analyze the Hurricanes-Maple Leafs sports betting odds and lines, with NHL matchup analysis, picks and tips.

Hurricanes at Maple Leafs: Projected starting goalies

James Reimer vs. Frederik Andersen

Reimer is expected to get the starting nod after Petr Mrazek started (and lost) at home against the New York Rangers in the front end of the back-to-back Friday. Optimus Reim has posted a 14-6-2 record, 2.67 goals against average and .914 save percentage through his 23 starts and one relief appearance. He was tuned up for four goals on just seven shots Dec. 23 in Toronto in the first meeting against his former team, an 8-6 loss.

Andersen is a solid 25-12-6 with a 2.91 GAA and .908 SV% across his 46 starts. While he allowed six goals in the Dec. 23 meeting with the ‘Canes, he stopped 34 shots en route to an 8-6 victory. He is coming off a shutout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday, a win which slapped the brakes on a personal three-game skid.

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Hurricanes at Maple Leafs: Odds, picks and betting tips

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access them at USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Hurricanes 4, Maple Leafs 3

Moneyline (ML)

The HURRICANES (+135) have been able to bounce back after losses, and they’re in good shape with a 4-1 record in their past five in the second game of a back-to-back. The road team has also won seven of the past 10 meetings in this series. The Maple Leafs (-162), on the other hand, have posted a 2-5 mark in their past seven games against Eastern Conference opponents, while going 0-4 in their past four following a win.

Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The Hurricanes (+1.5, -200) are not worth the insurance, as you will need to risk two times your return. The Maple Leafs (-1.5, +165) are a much more attractive play if you like the home side. I don’t, however. AVOID.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER 6.5 (+125) is worth a small-unit bet, hitting in five of the past seven meetings in this series. The Over is also 8-2 in Carolina’s past 10 overall, and 6-2 in its past eight against winning teams. Toronto has played to the Under in five of its past seven, but the Over is 14-3 in the past 17 against Metropolitan Division teams, while going 9-4 in the past 13 playing on a day of rest.

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