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Minnesota has won four straight games going back to last season.

Both the Tar Heels and Gophers are 2-0 this season, UNC beating South Carolina and then Appalachian State in 2 OTs.

Drake Maye figured Nate McCollum was ready for a big game as North Carolina's top target Saturday. “He told me before the game: ‘Man, Drake, I’m itching to play,'” Maye said. Maye threw for a season-high 414 yards to go with two touchdowns, while McCollum flirted with a single-game UNC receiving record as the 20th-ranked Tar Heels pushed past Minnesota 31-13 on Saturday.

Line: North Carolina by 7 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Both teams are looking to stay unbeaten in a matchup for the Tar Heels from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Gophers from the Big Ten. UNC is coming off a double-overtime win against Appalachian State, while Minnesota beat Eastern Michigan.

Preseason expectations grew for No. 20 North Carolina thanks largely to the return of star quarterback Drake Maye. The Tar Heels (2-0) are tied for ninth nationally by averaging 243.5 yards rushing, highlighted by Omarion Hampton running for 234 yards — the No. 2 total for any Bowl Subdivision game as of Thursday — in last weekend's double-overtime win against Appalachian State. Meanwhile, Maye hasn't opened the season with prolific numbers as a Heisman Trophy candidate working under a new coordinator and with his presumed top target not cleared to play by the NCAA.