Virginia Tech Hokies vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/08/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 8, 2022

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  VT +14.5, Pittsburgh -14.5; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  VT +14.5, Pittsburgh -14.5; Over/Under:  41.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  VT +14.5, Pittsburgh -14.5; Over/Under:  41.5 points

 

Virginia Tech Hokies:  2-3 (1-1 (3rd place, ACC Coastal)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  3-2 (0-1) (5th place, ACC Coastal)

 

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Virginia Tech Hokies:  lost their last game on the road against the North Carolina Tar Heels 41-10.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  lost their last game at home against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 26-21.

 

VA Tech is entering this game with a 2-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 0-2 in their road games this year. This will also be their 3rd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-1. They lost against the UNC Tar Heels in their last game on the road 41-10. Grant Wells started that game at QB and he completed 16/26 passes for 139 yards and 1 interception. Keshawn King led the team in rushing with 52 yards on 9 rushing attempts. Kaleb Smith led the team in receiving with 49 yards on 3 receptions. Dax Hollifield led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them and no one on the defense came away with an interception in that one.

 

 

 

Pittsburgh is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th home game of the season as they are 2-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 2nd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 0-1. They lost against the GA Tech Yellow Jackets in their last game at home 26-21. Kedon Slovis started that game at QB and he completed 26/45 passes for 305 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Vincent Davis led the team in rushing with 80 yards on 15 carries. Jared Wayne led the team in receiving with 89 yards on 6 receptions. Brandon Hill led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Bangally Kamara, Solomon DeShields, and Calijah Kancey each led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Pittsburgh listed as a 14.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Pittsburgh just took a very bad loss at home to GA Tech in a game they should have won by a lot but didn't. They are back at home again for this game but they are going to be steaming over that conference loss last week and they will be trying to bounce back with a big win here. VA Tech hasn't had a very good start to their season and they don't have a very good team this year. Their defense is their strength but they just gave up over 40 points to UNC last week and this game will be very similar. Pittsburgh has a good defense as they have kept their opponents to lower scores in their games and VA Tech has struggled on offense all year, even putting up just 10 points in their last road game. They aren't going to put up a lot of points on this defense and Pittsburgh does have a very good offense that can score. They only scored 21 points last week but they still had a lot of yards on offense and moved the ball well, they just didn't convert their dives into scores. They will have an easier time putting up points in this game though and will be able to blow VA Tech out here. The best way to place a bet here is on Pittsburgh to cover the spread in this game.

 

Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 8, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Pittsburgh 38 VA Tech 14.

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Virginia Tech Hokies: 14-8 ATS in a road game where the total is 42 or less. 18-11 UNDER in all games. 21-7 UNDER after allowing 37 points or more last game. 

Pittsburgh Panthers: 17-25 ATS as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 4-10 ATS when the total is 42 or less. 6-10 ATS in home games.

 

 

Virginia Tech Hokies:  D. Strong (DB) Ques Sat - Hand. B. Gosnell (TE) out for season - Knee. D. Wright (WR) out for season - Undisclosed.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  I. Abanikanda (RB) Ques Sat - Upper Body. R. Hammond Jr. (RB) Ques Sat - Leg. N. Patti (QB) Ques Sat - Leg. N. Temple (DL) out for season - Leg.

 

 

"I told them we're closer than they realize. I'm watching them and there are just some 100-level things that we're not doing that we do in practice. We just feel like we've got to do more out there." - Brent Pry after his team’s loss against UNC in their last game.

 

 

"Offense didn't really get started until the last two series of the game. If we would've done that (have any rhythm) the whole game, we would have had a chance ... Obviously I didn't do a good enough job of getting them ready." - Pat Narduzzi after his team’s loss against GA Tech in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Smith, Kaleb

WR Blue, Jadan

WR Lofton, Da'Wain 

TE Gallo, Nick

QB Wells, Grant

RB King, Keshawn 

 

WR Wayne, Jared

WR Means, Bub

WR Mumpfield, Konata 

TE Bartholomew, Gavin

QB Slovis, Kedon

RB Abanikanda, Israel 

 

 

Passing: G. Wells (983)

Rushing: K. King (231)

Receiving: K. Smith (250)

Touchdowns: J. Holston (2)

 

Passing: K. Slovis (997)

Rushing: I. Abanikanda (510)

Receiving: J. Wayne (354)

Touchdowns: I. Abanikanda (7)

 

Coaches:

Virginia Tech Hokies: Brent Pry (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Pat Narduzzi (8th season)