2 major sports books have different numbers for the Canes
With the CFB world now moving toward the 2025 season, sportsbooks have started to speculate about the upcoming season for teams all over the country.
Fresh off a 10-win season in 2024, Mario Cristobal’s Hurricanes are looking to have another strong season, and push for the ACC Championship Game and beyond.
With plenty of talent on the roster, Miami is among the top teams in the eyes of oddsmakers as we move toward the 2025 season. This is understandable, even though I know there are details that can be dissected in opposition. Miami is a very talented team, and that counts when evaluating how games will play out in the future.
Though the over/under number for Miami is a good number at all sportsbooks, there are differing opinions about the number itself.
On FanDuel, Miami’s over/under for 2025 is 8.5 wins, with the over being the favorite at -188. In short, FanDuel’s number is indicating Miami going 9-3 (or better) is the likely result from the season, given their line.
On Draft Kings, Miami’s over/under for 2025 is 9.5 wins, with the under being the favorite at -145. In short, Draft Kings’ number is indicating Miami going 9-3 (or worse) is the likely result from the season, given their line.
On the surface, it seems like those outlets are basically triangulating Miami as a 9-3 team heading into the 2025 season. You know my stance heading into every offseason is that Miami is a 7-5 team until they prove me wrong. Last year, Miami added Cam Ward, who I viewed as a 3.5 win player by himself, and with other additions (and a Charmin soft schedule), and that was enough for me to move my prediction up to 11-1. Miami was right on track for that at 10-1 and up 21-0 in the 2nd quarter at Syracuse and then everything fell apart.
With my standard baseline of 7-5, Miami gets a bonus with the addition of Carson Beck, someone I view as a 2-win player. When you add Beck, WR CJ Daniels, and myriad defensive backs to the roster in the portal, along with changes to the defensive coaching staff, and transfer OUT of players who didn’t have the quality needed here at Miami, landing somewhere in the 9-3/10-2 range for this season is reasonable.
For me, picking Miami to go 9-3 feels reasonable, and with that thought, I’d go “Over” on FanDuel and “Under” on Draft Kings. Could I be persuaded to project 10-2 in the regular season and go from there? Possibly. But, right now, 9-3 feels about right.
What do you think of the Canes’ Over/Unders? And, which way would you (will you) choose? Hop in the comments and let me know.