No. 4 Miami walks into Death Valley on Saturday night with the kind of profile that makes every detail matter.
The Hurricanes are 4-0, unbeaten in ACC play at 2-0, and coming off a 52-3 rout of Central Michigan. They’re putting up 51.8 points per game, and now they get their first real measuring stick of the season against Clemson.
The setup is unusual for the Tigers. Clemson is 3-1 after a brutal 51-10 loss at LSU to open the year, then three straight wins.
But the record isn’t the whole story here. Miami is a two-touchdown road favorite, and that line comes with a little piece of history attached: it’s the first time in Dabo Swinney’s career that Clemson has been a double-digit underdog at home.
There’s plenty on the line for Miami beyond just the ranking and the unbeaten record. A win would push the Hurricanes to 5-0 and give them their first victory in Memorial Stadium since 2010.
Saturday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C., and ABC will carry the broadcast.
Chris Fowler will handle play-by-play, with Kirk Herbstreit as analyst and Holly Rowe on the sideline. Streaming options include the ESPN app, FuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and DirecTV Stream.
The betting market has Miami at -16.5, with some books listing the Hurricanes at -17.5. The over/under sits at 47.5 points. Odds can shift as game day approaches.
The official ACC availability reports are scheduled to post Wednesday night and then update Thursday, Friday, and again before kickoff Saturday. The source did not list any specific Miami or Clemson injuries.
Weather could play a role, too. The forecast calls for a warm afternoon with a strong chance of showers stretching into the night.
Highs are expected in the low 80s, then temperatures should dip into the mid-60s to low 70s around kickoff. Several forecasts have the rain chance near 70 percent.
This will be the 15th meeting between Miami and Clemson, and the series is dead even at 7-7. Since Miami joined the ACC in 2004, Clemson is 6-3 against the Hurricanes. Miami’s last win in the series came in 2023, a 28-20 double-overtime victory at Hard Rock Stadium that ended a four-game Clemson winning streak.
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