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Miami vs. Duke: Complete Game Preview

The Miami Hurricanes and Duke Blue Devils will meet up Saturday afternoon in Durham, North Carolina for a second straight season due to Atlantic Coast Conference realignment.

Miami is fresh off a 42-24 loss to Virginia Tech, while Duke topped North Carolina State 38-20 last weekend. Both the Hurricanes and Blue Devils are 7-2 overall and 3-2 in conference.

Miami’s ACC wins have come against Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Wake Forest, while Duke topped Virginia, Virginia Tech and North Carolina State.

The Hurricanes and Blue Devils were involved in an offensive shootout last November. The teams amassed 1,229 total yards and 97 points in the high-flying affair, with Miami holding on for the 52-45 victory.

The Hurricanes finished 7-5 and earned a share of the ACC Coastal Division title, but they self-imposed a bowl ban and didn’t participate in the postseason. The Blue Devils went 6-6 and lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Belk Bowl.

The recent slip-up against Virginia Tech all but knocked Miami out of the running for a Coastal Division title this season. The Hokies would need to fall to either Maryland or Virginia, coupled with the Hurricanes winning out, for Miami to win the division title.

Duke controls its own destiny and would reach the ACC title game if it can top Miami, Wake Forest and North Carolina over the next three weeks. The Blue Devils hold the tiebreaker over the Hokies, having beaten Virginia Tech 13-10 in Blacksburg on October 26.

Hurricanes running back Duke Johnson ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns in this game a year ago, while wide receiver Phillip Dorsett had four receptions for 83 yards. Both are injured and out for the season, unavailable for quarterback Stephen Morris, who was 15-of-25 and threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns in the 2012 win.

Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

Place: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

TV: ESPN U/WatchESPN

Radio: WQAM 560 (Miami), WDNC 620 (Duke)

Spread: Miami -3 (Hilton, Caesars, Mirage)

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C. Bello

Longtime Miami Hurricanes columnist. Wrote for CanesTime.com, Yahoo! Sports and former BleacherReport featured columnist. Founder of allCanesBlog.com no longer toeing any company line. Launched ItsAUThing.com to deliver a raw, unfiltered and authentic perspective of all things "The U".

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