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ACC Football: Three bowl games, one CFP game, on the schedule this week

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The ACC is 3-4 in bowl games, and got a win from Miami in the first round of the College Football Playoff, with three more bowl games and another CFP game involving the ‘Canes on the schedule for this week.

#10 Miami (11-2) will face #2 Ohio State (12-1) at the Cotton Bowl in primetime (8 p.m. ET, ESPN) on New Year’s Eve.

Earlier in the day on Wednesday, Duke (8-5) faces Arizona State (8-4) in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2 p.m. ET, CBS).

The other two bowl games involving ACC schools come on Friday, with Wake Forest (8-4) facing Mississippi State (5-7) in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (8 p.m. ET, ESPN), and SMU (8-4) facing #17 Arizona (9-3) in the Truist & Will Holiday Bowl (8 p.m. ET, Fox).

Game info


Duke vs. Arizona State

Wednesday, 2 p.m. ET
Series: Arizona State leads series, 1-0-0
Last Meeting: Arizona State, 36-31 (2014)
TV: CBS
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 117 / SiriusXM 201 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 117 / SiriusXM 201 / SiriusXM 371
Line: Duke -3
Over/under:
49.5
Projected final score:
Duke 27, Arizona State 24


#10 Miami vs. #2 Ohio State

Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
Series: Series tied at 2-2-0
Last Meeting: Miami, 24-6 (2011)
TV: ESPN
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 80 / SiriusXM 82
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 80 / SiriusXM 82
Line: Ohio State -9.5
Over/under:
40.5
Projected final score:
Ohio State 24, Miami 17


Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State

Friday, 8 p.m. ET
Series:
 Mississippi State leads series, 1-0-0
Last Meeting:
 Mississippi State, 23-17 (2011)
TV:
 ESPN
SiriusXM Radio: 
SiriusXM 80 / SiriusXM 382
SiriusXM App: 
SiriusXM 80 / SiriusXM 972
Line: Mississippi State -3
Over/under:
53.5
Projected final score:
Mississippi State 28, Wake Forest 26


SMU vs. #17 Arizona

Friday, 8 p.m. ET
Series: Series tied at 1-1-0
Last Meeting: Arizona, 28-6 (1985)
TV: FOX
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371
Line: Arizona -2.5
Over/under:
52.5
Projected final score:
Arizona 28, SMU 24

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