Virginia Cavaliers vs North Carolina Tar Heels 9/18/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) will compete with the North Carolina Tar Heels (1-1) in the ACC college football action at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at 7:30 PM. ET. Virginia University improved to 2-0 after shutting down the Illinois Fighting Illini in their recent encounter in week 3 of college football duel. The Cavaliers smashed the Fighting Illini with a huge 42-14 victory on Friday. Virginia also crushed the William & Mary Tribe in the opener with a 43-0 shutout win last September 4, 2021. In their triumph over Illinois, the Cavaliers controlled the ball through air and ground offense with 423 passing while rushing for 133 yards on 7.6 yards per play. Virginia notched 31 first downs, 4/10 3rd down, and 1/1 4th down efficiency after finishing 73 total plays. The Virginia Cavaliers are in 3rd place in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division with a 2-0 standing after winning their first two matches at home this season.

The Cavaliers utilized five quarterbacks with QB Brennan Armstrong leading the way after completing 75% of his attempted passes for 405 yards with five touchdowns but intercepted once in the victory. Armstrong also attempted five rushes for 31 yards while TB Wayne Taulapapa led the running game for 35 yards on 10 carries with 3.5 yards per carry. In leading the receiving group, TE Jelani Woods hauled down five passes for 122 yards and scored one touchdown for Virginia. On defense, FS Joey Blount recorded 7 total tackles while OLB Noah Taylor added 2.0 sacks in triumph.

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Virginia Cavaliers vs North Carolina Tar Heels Predictions 9/18/2021

The North Carolina Tar Heels made their first win of the season against the Georgia State Panthers at 59-17 on Saturday. North Carolina improved to 1-1 after losing the season opener to the Virginia Tech Hokies at 10-17 last September 3, 2021. In their victory over Georgia State, the Tar Heels managed to control the game on the air and ground offense after passing for 406 yards while finishing a running game for 201 with an average of 8.5 yards per play. North Carolina posted 28 first downs, 5/10 3rd down, and 1/1 4th down efficiency after finishing 71 total plays with 2 Punts and 1 fumble lost. The North Carolina Tar Heels occupied 7th place in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division with a 0-1 conference and 1-1 overall standing this season.

QB Sam Howell ruled the passing offense for 352 yards after completing 21 of his 29 pass attempts with three touchdowns recorded in the win. Howell also led the running game for 104 yards on 11 carries with 9.5 yards per carry and landed two touchdowns. WR Antoine Green grabbed 3 passes for 117 yards and nailed one touchdown in leading the receiving corps. DBs Ja’Qurious Conley and Cam’ron Kelly controlled the backfield for the Tar Heels with 5 total tackles each.

Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels. The NCAAF Pick for this game is Virginia Cavaliers +8.5. The Tar Heels are favored in this match-up according to their rank but North Carolina just earned their first victory against a weaker Georgia State. The win gave the Tar Heels momentum but the Cavaliers gained much confidence after beating an opponent from the Big Ten Conference. The prediction, Virginia Cavaliers will win at 31-28.

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