Louisville Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/14/2023

Game Time: 6:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 14, 2023

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  The CW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Louisville -7.5, Pittsburgh +7.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Louisville -7, Pittsburgh +7; Over/Under:  44.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Louisville -7.5, Pittsburgh +7.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

Louisville Cardinals:  6-0 (3-0) (1st place, ACC)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  1-4 (0-2) (13th place, ACC)

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Louisville Cardinals:  won their last game at home against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 33-20.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  lost their last game on the road against the Virginia Tech Hokies 38-21.

Louisville is entering this game with a 6-0 record overall and they have a 3-0 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 2-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Notre Dame 33-20. Jack Plummer was the starting QB and he completed 17/24 passes for 145 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Jawhar Jordan led the team in rushing yards with 143 and 2 TDs. Jamari Thrash led the receivers with 75 receiving yards on 8 receptions and 1 TD. TJ Quinn led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Mason Reiger led the defense in sacks with 2. Devin Neal came away with 2 interceptions for them while Quincy Riley also came away with 1 interception in that game.

 

 

 

Pittsburgh is entering this game with a 1-4 record overall and they have a 0-2 record in their conference games too. They are 1-2 in their home games, 0-2 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 lost their last game against Virginia Tech 38-21. Phil Jurkovec was the starting QB and he completed 11/22 passes for 235 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. C'Bo Flemister led the team in rushing yards with 41. Jerrod Means led the receivers with 75 receiving yards on 1 reception and 1 TD. Donovan McMillon led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Bam Brima led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Louisville listed as a 7.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Louisville has been having a great season with their 6-0 record overall and they are also 3-0 in conference play which puts them in a prime position to make the ACC Championship if they keep this up. Their offense has been rolling in their games as they have been putting up a ton of points but their defense is also getting the stops they need to keep their leads in these games. Pittsburgh has been terrible this year with their 1-4 record overall and they have big problems going on at the QB position. Their offense has been struggling to put up points all season and they are now 0-2 in conference games too. Pittsburgh hasn't even been good on defense lately either as they have been giving up a ton of points to ACC opponents and they are going to have no way of slowing down this stronger Louisville offense. The best way to place a bet here is on Louisville to cover the spread in this game. 

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Louisville Cardinals: 9-2 ATS in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 45. 11-4 ATS off a win by 10 points or more as an underdog. 9-3 OVER after 6 or more consecutive straight up wins. 37-18 OVER after a game with a turnover margin of +2 or better. 

Pittsburgh Panthers: 1-6 ATS as an underdog. 9-23 ATS after being outrushed by 150 or more yards last game. 22-10 OVER in all games. 13-4 OVER in home games. 13-7 OVER off 1 or more straight overs.

Louisville Cardinals:  M. Griffin (DB) out for season - Leg.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  B. Kamara (LB) Ques Sat - Foot. B. Means (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

“I just think our players came out in the second half and understood what it meant, not only (for) us, but the entire town, city and university to win, and they grinded it out.” - Jeff Brohm after his team’s win against Notre Dame in their last game. 

“They made more plays than we did. We didn’t make enough plays today. … We’ll evaluate where we are. We’ve got an open week to check it out, but it’s not up to the Pitt standards, (or) my standards. Just extremely disappointed in the effort today.” - Pat Narduzzi after his team’s loss against VA Tech in their last game. 

WR Thrash, Jamari 

WR Calloway, Jimmy  

WR Coleman, Kevin 

TE Lifson, Josh 

QB Plummer, Jack 

RB Jordan, Jawhar 

WR Means, Bub

WR Reynolds, Daejon 

WR Mumpfield, Konata 

TE Bartholomew, Gavin 

QB Veilleux, Christian 

RB Hammond Jr., Rodney

Passing: J. Plummer (1551)

Rushing: J. Jordan (653)

Receiving: J. Thrash (519)

Touchdowns: J. Jordan (9)

Passing: P. Jurkovec (818)

Rushing: R. Hammond Jr. (196)

Receiving: G. Bartholomew (258)

Touchdowns: R. Hammond Jr. (3)

Coaches:

Louisville Cardinals: Jeff Brohm (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Pat Narduzzi (9th season)