Duke Blue Devils vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/19/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, November 19, 2022

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Duke +7.5, Pittsburgh -7.5; Over/Under:  53.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Duke +7.5, Pittsburgh -7.5; Over/Under:  53 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Duke +7.5, Pittsburgh -7.5; Over/Under:  53.5 points

 

Duke Blue Devils:  7-3 (4-2) (2nd place, ACC Coastal)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  6-4 (3-3) (3rd place, ACC Coastal)

 

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Duke Blue Devils:  won their last game at home against the Virginia Tech Hokies 24-7.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  won their last game on the road against the Virginia Cavaliers 37-7.

 

Duke is entering this game with a 7-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 6th road game of the season here as they are 3-2 in their road games this year. This will also be their 7th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 4-2. They won against the Virginia Tech Hokies in their last game at home 24-7. Riley Leonard started that game at QB and he completed 19/31 passes for 262 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jordan Waters led the team in rushing with 61 yards on 15 rushing attempts. Jalon Calhoun led the team in receiving with 94 yards on 5 receptions. Brandon Johnson led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Brandon Johnson led the defense in sacks with 2 while Shaka Heyward came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Pittsburgh is entering this game with a 6-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 7th home game of the season as they are 4-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 7th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 3-3. They won against the Virginia Cavaliers in their last game on the road 37-7. Kedon Slovis started that game at QB and he completed 14/24 passes for 208 yards and 1 touchdown. Israel Abanikanda led the team in rushing with 121 yards and 1 TD on 24 carries. Jerrod Means led the team in receiving with 90 yards and 1 TD on 3 receptions. SirVocea Dennis led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Calijah Kancey led the defense in sacks with 3 while Marquis Williams came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Duke listed as a 7.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Duke has been playing well in their games this year as they have a good offense that continues to put up a ton of points week after week. Their defense isn't that great but their offense makes up for it as they continue to score a ton of points in games. Pittsburgh really hasn't been that great this season at all. They have played much better in their last 2 games winning both but even then, their offense struggled in a 19-9 win over Syracuse and even struggled last week after their defense scored 2 early TDs putting them up 14-0 right away but 28 of their 37 points in that game all came in the 1st quarter. They were not able to do a lot on offense for the rest of the game and Duke is not the kind of team like Virginia that can't score points. Duke will make it easier for Pittsburgh to move the ball on this defense in this game but Duke will also be able to respond with points of their own and the Duke offense is just a lot better than Pittsburgh. Duke will keep this game close with their good offense and they may even pull off an upset in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on Duke to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Duke Blue Devils: 7-13 ATS as an underdog. 4-12 ATS in road games. 9-4 OVER after playing 3 straight conference games. 

Pittsburgh Panthers: 17-9 ATS as a favorite. 23-12 OVER in all games. 18-9 OVER as a favorite. 

 

 

Duke Blue Devils:  None. 

Pittsburgh Panthers:  N. Patti (QB) Out indefinitely - Leg. N. Temple (DL) out for season - Leg.

 

 

"We responded to a little bit of a slow start and then took control of the game. I thought, defensively, we played our best effort of the year, the way we controlled the line of scrimmage." - Mike Elko after his team’s win against VA Tech in their last game.

 

 

"That's how you start fast on defense, great, great plays by both those guys." - Pat Narduzzi after his team’s win against UVA in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Calhoun, Jalon

WR Hagans, Sahmir 

WR Moore, Jordan 

TE Dalmolin, Nicky 

QB Leonard, Riley

RB Waters, Jordan 

 

WR Wayne, Jared

WR Means, Bub

WR Mumpfield, Konata 

TE Bartholomew, Gavin

QB Slovis, Kedon

RB Abanikanda, Israel 

 

 

Passing: R. Leonard (2113)

Rushing: R. Leonard (624)

Receiving: J. Calhoun (585)

Touchdowns: R. Leonard (10)

 

Passing: K. Slovis (1945)

Rushing: I. Abanikanda (1207)

Receiving: J. Wayne (714)

Touchdowns: I. Abanikanda (18)

 

Coaches:

Duke Blue Devils: Mike Elko (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Pat Narduzzi (8th season)