Minnesota vs North Carolina Picks and Prediction – 9/16/2023

The North Carolina Tar Heels remain at home this week and will welcome in the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Tar Heels beat Appalachian State in their last game in double overtime 40-34. Quarterback Drake Maye threw for 208 yards on 21 completions. May has 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on the season. Make sure you stay up to day with all the baseball action with our College Football Picks. 

The North Carolina Tar Heels are ranked in the top 20 with a 2-0 start to the season. North Carolina has the 2nd best run defense in the nation. Running back Omarion Hampton was a workhorse in the win against Appalachian State. Hampton rushed for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns in that win. 

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are also off a 2-0 start of the season. Minnesota beat Eastern Michigan 25-6 last week. Minnesota allowed just 6 points in the 2nd quarter. Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis threw for 117 yards in the win with no touchdowns and an interception. Kaliakmanis has 1 passing touchdown on the season with 2 interceptions. 

The Minnesota Golden Gophers success has come from not allowing much of a passing attack against them. Minnesota is allowing 114 yards of passing per game which ranks 44th best in college football. Minnesota hopes to get another productive game from running back Darius Taylor. Taylor rushed for 193 yards last week with a touchdown on 33 carries.