Pittsburgh vs Utah 2010 College Football Predictions: In what looks like the best matchup of Thursday's (Sept. 2) 2010 college football opening day, the 15th ranked University of Pittsburgh Panthers travel to Salt Lake City to play the No. 24(USA-Today) Utah Utes. This is a huge game for both schools where the winner catches a wave of momentum and the loser has questions to answer. The game offers challenges to football gamblers, who will try to find an edge in what appears on paper as two equally valued teams.
Oddsmakers at online sports book Bodog.com currently list the Utes as 3-chalk ATS favorites and -155 moneyline versus the Panthers with a posted game total of 49. Pitt backers are getting +135 odds for a SU win.
The Utes have thrived under sixth year head coach Kyle Whittingham. Since taking over the program, Utah has averaged over nine wins a season, is undefeated in bowl games, and had their best season in history going 13-0 in 2008 that included a 31-17 Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama.
Dave Wannstedt begins his sixth year at Pitt where he has accumulated a 35-26 record in five years. Under Wannstedt, the Panthers have played in bowls following the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Their current ranking is the highest for Pitt since Wannstedt became coach.
Looking at a few betting trends, Pitt is 7-2 SU in its last nine games and the total has gone UNDER in four of their last five games. The Panthers are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road. While on the road, the total has gone UNDER in five of Pitt's last seven road games.
Utah has been terrific, going 22-3 SU in its last 25 games. The total has dipped UNDER the posted total in seven of Utah's last 10 games. The Utes are 5-0 in their last five games at home in Rice-Eccles Stadium where the total has gone UNDER in four of their last five games.
Predictions: The Utes will win SU and cover ATS at home while the OVER surpasses the posted total.
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