Duke Blue Devils vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 55.5

Acrisure Stadium is the site where the Pittsburgh Panthers (6-4) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (7-3) on Saturday. Pittsburgh opens this matchup as 7-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 55.5.

The Duke Blue Devils come into this game with a record of 7-3 for this year. In their last game, the Blue Devils took on the Virginia Tech Hokies and walked away with a win by a score of 24-7. Riley Leonard finished 19/31 with 262 yds through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 147.1 and finished the contest with 1 pick. Jordan Waters was the best rusher for the Blue Devils with 15 carries for 61 yds (4.1 yds per attempt). When all was said and done, they tallied 72 plays which gave them 427 yards. The Duke Blue Devils ended up rushing 41 times and recorded 165 yds, which came out to an average of 4.0 yards per attempt. When it came to stopping the run, the Blue Devils gave up 104 yards on 26 tries, which averages out to 4.0 yards per run allowed. Duke relinquished 16 pass completions on 28 attempts for 177 yds, and a completion percentage of 57.1%.

The Blue Devils have racked up 4,194 total yards over the course of this year. In terms of scoring touchdowns, Duke has earned 13 touchdowns via the pass and 27 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the ball 7 times. Duke has accumulated 217 first downs as a team, and they have committed 59 infractions for 572 yards. As a team they're holding an average of 203.8 yards via the ground game which is 23rd in the country. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Duke Blue Devils are averaging 33.7 points per outing.

When talking about yards through the air, the Blue Devils are allowing 2,610 yards which puts them in 107th in D-1. They have given up 261.0 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 61.8%. Over the course of this season, they are surrendering 383.7 yards per game which has them sitting 76th in the nation. They have surrendered 21 touchdowns through the air as well as 6 touchdowns running the ball. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.8 yards per run and 122.7 rushing yards per contest for the year. In total, they have given up 1,227 rushing yards through 10 games. The Blue Devils rank 35th in D-1 when it comes to team defense, conceding 21.5 points per contest.

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The Panthers come into this game with a record of 6-4 for this year. When they last stepped on the field, the Panthers took home the win by a final score of 37-7 when they played the Virginia Cavaliers. Kedon Slovis (1 TD) finished the game with 208 yds on 14/24 passing while his QB rating was 144.9. He kept the ball away from the defense with no picks and his Y/A was 8.7. Israel Abanikanda ran the ball 24 times for 121 yards, ending the contest with 5.0 yds per carry for Pittsburgh. The Panthers finished the game with a total of 397 yds while running 72 plays (5.5 yds per play). Pittsburgh ran the ball for 3.9 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 189 yards on 48 carries. Pittsburgh allowed 24 rushing attempts for -8 yds (-0.3 yards per carry). The Panthers pass defense gave up a completion rate of 51.5%, relinquishing 152 yards on 17 for 33 passing.

The Pittsburgh Panthers are averaging 401.0 yards per outing, which has them ranked 60th in the nation. The Pittsburgh offense has compiled 648 penalty yards on 77 infractions, which has them sitting 13th in the nation in terms of helping out the other team. For the year thus far, the Panthers have thrown for a total of 2,203 yards through the air along with holding an average of 220.3 passing yards per game, ranking them 82nd in college football. When looking at their scoring prowess, the Panthers rank 56th in the country scoring 30.0 points per game.

The Panthers are surrendering 23.9 points per game, which has them ranked 49th in Division 1. Pittsburgh has given up a total of 977 rushing yards (97.7 yards per contest) in addition to 10 touchdowns on the ground for the season. In total, they have allowed 239 total points. They have conceded 16 touchdowns through the air and 212.1 yards/game, which has them ranked 45th in college football. The Panthers defense has been on the field for 635 plays, which is 25th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's Blue Devils/Panthers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Panthers -7

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