Cincinnati Bearcats vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2023

Game Time: 6:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  The CW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Cincinnati +8, Pittsburgh -8; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Cincinnati +8, Pittsburgh -8; Over/Under:  48.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Cincinnati +7.5, Pittsburgh -7.5; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Cincinnati Bearcats:  1-0 (0-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  1-0 (0-0) (4th place, ACC)

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Cincinnati Bearcats:  won their last game at home against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 66-13.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  won their last game at home against the Wofford Terriers 45-7.

Cincinnati is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Eastern Kentucky 66-13. Emory Jones was the starting QB and he completed 19/23 passes for 345 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Corey Kiner led the team in rushing yards with 105. Xzavier Henderson led the receivers with 149 receiving yards on 7 receptions and 1 TD. Daniel Grzesiak led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Daniel Grzesiak and Eric Phillips each led the defense in sacks with 1. Bryon Threats and Justin Harris each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Pittsburgh is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Wofford 45-7. Phil Jurkovec was the starting QB and he completed 17/23 passes for 214 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Daniel Carter led the team in rushing yards with 65 and 1 TD. Jerrod Means led the receivers with 39 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Bangally Kamara and Dayon Hayes each led the defense in that game with 2 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Bangally Kamara, Dayon Hayes, Bam Brima, and Samuel Okunlola each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception in that game.

The current betting odds have Cincinnati listed as an 8 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. There has been a lot of change at Cincinnati with their new head coach and new starting QB but they looked really good in their 1st game despite playing against a team from the FCS, putting up 66 points in that game. Pittsburgh also played well in their 1st game against Wofford as their defense is really good this season and they have a much improved team in general. Pitt will have the home advantage here and will be looking to send a message to this new Big 12 school in their 1st season in that conference, but Cincinnati still has a really good offense that is going to put up points here and they will keep this game close within a touchdown even if Pittsburgh wins the game, but Cincinnati is also a live underdog to win this outright. The best way to place a bet here is on Cincinnati to cover the spread in this game.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 9, 2023 (6:30 pm ET start time) is Pittsburgh 31 Cincinnati 27.

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Cincinnati Bearcats: 4-8 ATS after playing a game at home. 20-30 ATS after gaining 325 or more passing yards in the last game. 8-3 UNDER in road games. 26-15 UNDER as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 

Pittsburgh Panthers: 16-7 ATS as a favorite. 11-6 ATS off 1 or more straight overs. 8-1 ATS after gaining 475 or more total yards in their previous game. 17-7 UNDER after a cover as a double digit favorite. 

Cincinnati Bearcats:  None.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  None.

“The first thing I want to say is how awesome it was to play at Nippert. It was everything that I anticipated it being and then some. Shoutout to our student body that came out here an hour early and posted up in the end zone all wearing white. We felt that energy right from the start. I thought Emory Jones played really well and he did a good job with decision making. We have some good receivers and they proved that to be true today. Our guys made some great plays. The defense was very solid. They were very focused on playing a great game and they did that.” - Scott Satterfield after his team’s win against Eastern Kentucky in their last game.

“We were able to come out here, play an FCS team and play the way we were supposed to. We didn’t play down; we played up. I don’t think it could’ve been a better first half the way our guys played. In the second half, we got a lot of guys playing time today. We talked about if we were just going to outscore them or if we were going to beat them down. I thought today was a beatdown.” - Pat Narduzzi after his team’s win against Wofford in their last game.

WR Wiggins, Dee 

WR Henderson, Xzavier 

WR Smith, Braden 

TE Singletary, Payten 

QB Jones, Emory 

RB Kiner, Corey 

WR Means, Bub

WR Reynolds, Daejon 

WR Mumpfield, Konata 

TE Bartholomew, Gavin 

QB Jurkovec, Phil 

RB Hammond Jr., Rodney 

Passing: E. Jones (345)

Rushing: C. Kiner (105)

Receiving: X. Henderson (149)

Touchdowns: E. Jones (2)

Passing: P. Jurkovec (214)

Rushing: D. Carter (65)

Receiving: J. McConnachie (39)

Touchdowns: R. Hammond Jr. (2)

Coaches:

Cincinnati Bearcats: Scott Satterfield (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Pat Narduzzi (9th season)