Pittsburgh Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/28/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 28, 2023

Venue:  Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN

Where to Watch:  NBC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pitt +20.5, ND -20.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pitt +20.5, ND -20.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pitt +20.5, ND -20.5; Over/Under:  44.5 points

Pittsburgh Panthers:  2-5 (1-3) (13th place, ACC)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  6-2 (FBS Independents)

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Pittsburgh Panthers:  lost their last game on the road against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 21-17.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  won their last game at home against the USC Trojans 48-20.

Pittsburgh is entering this game with a 2-5 record overall and they have a 1-3 record in their conference games too. They are 2-2 in their home games, 0-3 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 lost their last game against Wake Forest 21-17. Christian Veilleux was the starting QB and he completed 28/45 passes for 302 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. C'Bo Flemister led the team in rushing yards with 105. Jerrod Means led the receivers with 109 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 1 TD. Javon McIntyre led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while AJ Woods led the defense in sacks with 2. MJ Devonshire and MJ Devonshire each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Notre Dame is entering this game with a 6-2 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 2-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against USC 48-20. Sam Hartman was the starting QB and he completed 13/20 passes for 126 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Audric Estime led the team in rushing yards with 95 and 2 TDs. Chris Tyree led the receivers with 62 receiving yards on 2 receptions and 1 TD. JD Bertrand led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Thomas Harper, Nana Osafo-Mensah, Marist Liufau, Jaylen Sneed, and Boubacar Traoré each led the defense in sacks with 1. Xavier Watts came away with 2 interceptions for them while Benjamin Morrison also came away with 1 interception in that game.

The current betting odds have Notre Dame listed as a 20.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Notre Dame has looked good this season with their 6-2 record overall as they have had a really tough schedule lately but they are also going to have the momentum from their win against USC in their last game and will use that to come out of the bye strong as they look to run the table the rest of the season. Pittsburgh has been terrible this season with their 2-5 record overall and they are also winless on the road with their 0-3 road record. This isn't a conference game for them but they are coming off another loss in their last game as their offense has struggled to put up points all season. Pittsburgh isn't going to be able to stop this hot Notre Dame offense from putting up points at home and there isn't enough talent on this offense to really challenge this very good Notre Dame defense. The best way to place a bet here is on Notre Dame to cover the spread in this game. 

Pittsburgh Notre Dame Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 28, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Notre Dame 45 Pittsburgh 13.

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Pittsburgh Panthers: 7-12 ATS after a game where they committed 1 or less turnovers. 2-6 ATS as an underdog. 23-11 OVER in all games. 8-2 OVER after 1 or more consecutive straight up losses. 10-3 OVER in non-conference games.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 21-12 ATS in all games. 10-2 ATS against ACC opponents. 8-2 ATS off a home win. 8-4 OVER against ACC opponents. 5-1 OVER off a home win by 17 points or more. 10-5 OVER after playing a game at home.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  None.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish:  C. Salerno (P) out for season - Leg. K. Bauman (TE) out for season - Knee. K. Smith (WR) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

“There were some tears in that locker room.” - Pat Narduzzi after his team’s loss against WF in their last game. 

“I couldn’t speak more highly of the performance of our defense. I don’t know if there’s a perfect answer to stopping Caleb Williams. He is one of the best college football players that I’ve ever seen. All I kept telling our guys was, we have a plan, and on this play, you have to attack. You cannot play passive. You cannot play a three-man rush and let him go out there and be the Heisman Trophy winner he is.” - Marcus Freeman after his team’s win against USC in their last game. 

WR Means, Bub

WR Reynolds, Daejon 

WR Mumpfield, Konata 

TE Bartholomew, Gavin 

QB Veilleux, Christian 

RB Hammond Jr., Rodney

WR Merriweather, Tobias 

WR Thomas, Jayden 

WR Tyree, Chris 

TE Evans, Mitchell 

QB Hartman, Sam 

RB Estimé, Audric

Passing: P. Jurkovec (818)

Rushing: C. Flemister (282)

Receiving: K. Mumpfield (347)

Touchdowns: R. Hammond Jr. (3)

Passing: S. Hartman (1838)

Rushing: A. Estime (787)

Receiving: M. Evans (356)

Touchdowns: A. Estime (9)

Coaches:

Pittsburgh Panthers: Pat Narduzzi (9th season)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Marcus Freeman (3rd season)