Miami vs Mississippi Player Props & Best Bets for the Fiesta Bowl

Player	Pick
Mark Fletcher Jr.	Over 88.5 rushing yards	-114
Trinidad Chambliss	Over 265.5 passing yards	-114
CJ Daniels	Anytime touchdown	+150

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Mark Fletcher Jr. Over 88.5 rushing yards

-114 at FanDuel

Whoever controls the line of scrimmage, on both sides of the ball, will be the one who wins this College Football Playoff semifinal.

Which is why I like the Miami Hurricanes’ chances in the Fiesta Bowl. The Hurricanes have one of the best offensive lines in the country. And not only will they be able to hamper the Mississippi Rebels pass rush, they should be able to open up big holes for Mark Fletcher Jr. in the run game.

You can run on the Rebels a bit. They rank 45th in the country in EPA per rush and 66th in success rate on rushing plays. So, slowing down the electric Fletcher won’t be easy.

Fletcher rushed for 947 yards at 5.4 yards per carry and 10 touchdowns this season. And he's been outstanding in two CFP games, going for 172 yards on 17 carries against Texas A&M and 90 yards on 19 carries. That was against two teams much tougher against the run.

I like The U to keep feeding Fletcher in the Fiesta Bowl, allowing him to eclipse his rushing yard prop, which sits at 88.5.

Trinidad Chambliss Over 265.5 passing yards

-114 at FanDuel

Trinidad Chambliss has been incredible this season. The Mississippi QB has burned opposing defenses with his dual threat ability, with Georgia being his latest victim in the Sugar Bowl.

Since taking over the starting job in Week 3, Chambliss has thrown for 3,601 yards with 20 touchdowns compared to just three interceptions while adding another 499 yards and eight scores on the ground.

He was outstanding in the win over the Bulldogs, throwing for 362 yards and two scoring strikes.

Now, Miami has a much better pass defense than Georgia had, but Chambliss’ dynamic ability is something that the Canes have rarely seen this season. 

The two best comps are probably SMU’s Kevin Jennings and USF’s Byrum Brown. Those guys threw for 365 and 274 yards, respectively.

Combine that with the idea that I expect Mississippi to be trailing in this matchup and forced into more throwing situations and I like Chambliss to eclipse his passing yard prop in the Fiesta Bowl.

CJ Daniels anytime touchdown

+150 at FanDuel

CJ Daniels is a bit of a forgotten man in the Miami offense. The Canes rely heavily on Mark Fletcher Jr. and the running game, and the electric freshman wideout Malachi Toney has seen his role in the offense grow as the season has gone on.

But Daniels began the year as Carson Beck’s favorite target.  The big-bodied receiver proved great as a red zone threat catching 33 balls for 351 yards and six touchdowns in Miami’s first seven games.

Then an injury late in the season cost him four games and it looks like he’s just getting fully back up to speed now. Daniels was targeted six times, catching five of them for 49 yards in the win over Ohio State.

With guys like Fletcher and Toney getting most of the Rebels attention, Beck could fall back on his old reliable wideout in Daniels and I love the value with him to find the end zone in the Fiesta Bowl. 

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