Florida A&M vs. Miami odds, picks, prediction, betting preview, time for Week 2 college football Thursday — SkimNews
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- Miami enters Thursday as a 59.5-point home favorite against Florida A&M at 7:30 p.m. ET (Hard Rock Stadium), per FanDuel, with an over/under of 65.5
- QB Darian Mensah threw for 401 yards and 5 TDs in his Miami debut at Stanford, with sophomore Malachi Toney setting a school record with 234 receiving yards on three TD catches
- Florida A&M arrives at 1-1 after a 31-13 loss to South Carolina State in which they totaled minus-1 rushing yards on 30 carries and lost QB Isaiah Knowles to a throwing-hand injury
- The series has been lopsided — Miami has won all 11 meetings since FAMU's 1979 upset, scoring at least 40 points in 10 of 12 matchups and averaging 51.5 at home
- The Miami defense lost Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor (22 combined 2025 sacks) to the NFL, while cornerback OJ Frederique is expected to miss significant time after an early Stanford-game injury
- Pick: FAMU +59.5 to cover, with the model projecting Miami wins by closer to 40 points than the 70-3 they hung on the Rattlers in 2016
Why it matters: Thursday's 59.5-point spread hinges on whether Miami hits 60 in a game Cristobal is likely to shorten once it gets out of reach. The handicapping case for FAMU rests on a beat-up roster (minus-1 rushing yards, injured QB) facing an FBS juggernaut that may not run up the score — but Miami's CFP-caliber passing attack should overwhelm even a shortened FCS opponent.
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