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It typically is not recommended to go Over on season wins with a first-year and especially a first-time head coach, but Manny Diaz has been a successful defensive coordinator the last three years at Miami and knows his personnel on that side of the ball.

The defense should still be the strength of the team, and the offense should be improved as new offensive coordinator Dan Enos (quarterbacks coach at Alabama last year) brings in a “spreadcoast” offense that should involve more creativity than the previous years’ offenses under Mark Richt. The U must pick a new quarterback, though, from among sophomore N’Kosi Perry, Ohio State transfer Tate Martell or redshirt freshman Jarren Williams.

Miami hosts top coastal rivals Virginia Tech and Virginia in back-to-back weeks and leaves the state of Florida for only three of 12 games in a favorable schedule.

The Play: Miami Over 8¹/₂ wins (-120 at William Hill, -105 at Circa).