The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pitt Panthers meet in week 3 college football action from Acrisure Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Pitt vs West Virginia Prediction.
West Virginia Recap
The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this one looking to build on their first win of the season after notching a 49-14 win over Albany in their last game. After this, WVU will head back home to welcome Kansas to town for their Big 12 opener.
Mountaineers Starting To Figure It Out
Garrett Greene has thrown for 397 yards and 3 touchdowns on 62.7% passing while CJ Donaldson Jr. has rushed for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jahiem White has 133 rushing yards while Hudson Clement has a team-leading 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kole Taylor and Traylon Ray each have 72 receiving yards with Taylor logging a touchdown while Ray has a team-high 7 receptions. On defense, Anthony Wilson Jr. has a team-high 15 total tackles while T.J. Jackson and Sean Martin each have a sack for WVU.
Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win
- West Virginia has won each of its last seven September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Pittsburgh has lost four of its last five games in September.
- West Virginia has covered the spread in each of its last six games against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- Pittsburgh has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six home games in September.
Pitt Recap
The Pitt Panthers will try to build on their 2-0 start to the season after nailing down a 28-27 come-from-behind win over Cincinnati last time out. After this game, Pitt will take on Youngstown State.
Panthers Finding Ways To Drum Up Offense
Eli Holstein has thrown for 635 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on 66.7% passing while Desmond Reid has rushed for a team-high 293 yards and a touchdown. Konata Mumpfield has a team-high 10 receptions for 179 yards and 3 touchdowns for Pitt’s receiving group while Reid and Kenny Johnson each have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Donovan McMillon has a team-high 19 total tackles including a team-high 11 solo tackles and an interception while Nate Matlack has a team-high 2 sacks as part of Pitt’s 8 sacks as a team so far this season.
Why the Pittsburgh Panthers will win
- Pittsburgh has won 16 of its last 18 September home games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- West Virginia has lost each of its last five road openers.
- Pittsburgh has covered the spread in each of its last four games at Acrisure Stadium.
- West Virginia has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five road openers.
Pitt vs West Virginia Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. I just think we have a high-scoring game ahead with Pitt having some defensive issues through the first two games, I think that West Virginia could take advantage and build on their solid showing against Albany from the last game. On the other side, Pitt’s offense has been clicking and it’s resulted in a couple of high-scoring games already this season and I think we have another brewing here. Give me the over.