Kansas State vs Miami 2011 College Football Spreads Week 4: The Kansas State Wildcats (2-0 SU, 1-0 ATS), head to South Florida for a Big-12/ACC battle Saturday at at Sun Life Stadium versus the Miami Hurricanes (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS). Miami is a 13 1/2-chalk favorite on the Offshore College Football Odds Board at Bodog.eu, currently priced at -105 with a posted 47-point (over/under) total. A side wager on the Wildcats getting +13 1/2 points is priced higher at -115.
Kansas State held Kent State off the scoreboard to tally its first shutout since Sept. 9, 2006 against Florida Atlantic (45-0). Kansas State covered in that game as a -17 1/2 point favorite, while the 37 combined points took the game UNDER the total. The Wildcats are now 59-3 (.952) in their last 62 non-conference games at home.
Quarterback Collin Klein made his sixth career start. He finished 9-of-18 for 74 yards passing and a touchdown, while racking up 139 yards rushing including a pair of touchdown runs. It was Klein’s third career 100-yard rushing effort and first this season. K-State will face Miami for the first-time on Saturday. In non-conference regular season road games under Bill Snyder the Wildcats have won eight of their last 10.
The Kansas State defense leads the nation in three defensive categories, scoring defense; pass efficiency defense; and total defense;, while ranking second in pass defense and eighth in rushing defense.
Miami RB Lamar Miller had a huge day carrying the football for Miami in its 24-6 victory over Ohio State in Week-3. Miller slashed the Buckeyes for 184 yards, the most productive rushing performance since Tyrone Moss had 195 against North Carolikna in 2005. Miller is fourth nationally in rushing yards per game (151.5) and second in all-purpose yardage (213.5).
The Hurricanes held Ohio State to 10 or fewer yards on five of their 11 possessions, only one of which lasted more than six plays in their 24-6 SU victory. The Buckeyes’ longest play of the game gained 17 yards. QB Jacory Harris stands 28th in passing yardage (6,463) and 17th in passing TD's (52) in ACC history; he is the active leader in both categories. Harris finished both of Miami’s first two possessions with 3-yard TD passes to WR Allen Hurns. Miami covered the 2 1/2 point spread as favorites, while the combined 30 points scored took the game UNDER the posted total.
Coach Al Golden earned the first victory of his tenure at Miami. The Hurricanes have turned all seven of their red-zone possessions into points; scoring defense; pass efficiency defense; and total defense; while ranking second in pass defense and eighth in rushing defense. In contrast to Golden's beginning, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has accumulated a 151-80-1 record at the school in 20 years of coaching. Golden is 28-35 overall counting five years coaching the Temple University Owls of the MAC.
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Kansas State vs Miami 2011 College Football Spreads Week 4
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Miami Hurricanes -13 1/2; Total 47
Kansas State +13 1/2
