Critical time has come for Carolina and Miami

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) β€” Miami and North Carolina are both on the brink.

The brink of what, that’s still to be determined.

When the Hurricanes (5-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) and the Tar Heels (4-4, 2-2) meet Saturday, it could essentially serve as an elimination game for someone’s hopes of playing for a league title. Both teams start the weekend a half-game out of first in the muddled Coastal Division, but also just a game out of the basement.

Clearly, there’s no room for slippage now.

Miami is a two-touchdown favorite, though recent history suggests this one could go down to the wire. Each of the last three Carolina-Miami meetings has been decided in the final minute, with the Hurricanes going 2-1 in those contests.