The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Pitt Panthers meet in week 4 ACC college football action from Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night.

UNC Improves to 3-0

The North Carolina Tar Heels improved to 3-0 on the year after picking up a 31-13 win over Minnesota in their last game. Drake Maye has thrown for 891 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 72.5% passing while Omarion Hampton has a team-high 317 rushing yards with 6 touchdowns. J.J. Jones leads UNC’s receiving group with 179 receiving yards while three more Tar Heels have 100+ receiving yards as well this season, including Nate McCollum and Kobe Paysour who each have a team-high 16 receptions this season. On defense, Cedric Gray leads North Carolina with 27 total tackles while Kaimon Rucker and Amari Gainer each have a pair of sacks. UNC’s defense has combined for 10 sacks and 3 interceptions as well this season.

North Carolina Tar Heels Team Facts

North Carolina has won each of its last four road games against conference opponents.
North Carolina has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five games against conference opponents.
North Carolina has won the first quarter in three of its last four road games against conference opponents.
North Carolina has lost the first half in six of its last eight road games against conference opponents.
Four of North Carolina’s last five games against conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.

Pitt Drops Backyard Brawl & Back-To-Back Games

The Pitt Panthers fell to 1-2 on the year after back-to-back losses following a 17-6 loss to West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl. Phil Jurkovec has thrown for 474 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions while Daniel Carter leads Pitt in rushing with 103 rushing yards this season. Gavin Bartholomew leads Pitt’s receivers with 157 receiving yards while Konata Mumpfield has a team-high 8 receptions for 93 yards and a pair of touchdowns. On defense, Donovan McMillon has a team-high 26 total tackles while Dayon Hayes has a pair of sacks. Pitt’s defense as a whole has 8 sacks this season.

Pittsburgh Panthers Team Facts

The home team has won each of the last four games between North Carolina and Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh has failed to cover the spread in seven of its last eight games as an underdog against AP-ranked teams.
Pittsburgh has won the first quarter in each of its last three games against conference opponents.
Pittsburgh has won the first half in 12 of its last 13 games against conference opponents.
Seven of Pittsburgh’s last eight home games in September have gone OVER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

Pittsburgh ranked T4th among FBS teams for Q1 win percentage last season (.692).
Pittsburgh ranked T12th among FBS teams for Q1 points per game last season (8.9).
North Carolina was one of only six FBS teams to remain undefeated in road games last season (6-0) (min. 8 games).
North Carolina was one of only 17 FBS teams with a better road winning percentage (1.000) than home winning percentage (.500) last season (min. 8 games).

Chris’ Pick

I’m going to roll with North Carolina here. I’m thinking that the Drake Maye hype should calm down as he hasn’t been as good as a lot of folks make him out to be statistically, but the Tar Heels as a whole are the much better team and are a lot more consistent offensively. This Pitt team just looks like they’ve taken a step back in my opinion and I think that North Carolina gets the win and cover with a double-digit road win here. Give me North Carolina laying the points here.