Pittsburgh vs Notre Dame 2010 College Football Picks, 2010 College Football Odds & 2010 College Football Predictions: The Pittsburgh Panthers are in South Bend, Indiana tomorrow to take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in a non-conference battle at Notre Dame Stadium. Saturday's game is scheduled to get underway at 3:30pm ET on NBC. 2010 College Football Picks, Odds & Predictions at Sportsbook.com have the Irish listed as a -6 against the spread home favorite; the Over/Under is presently set at 49.5.
Pittsburgh evened its record at 2-2 last weekend, beating Florida International 44-17 on the heels of a horrendous showing
against the Miami Hurricanes. The Panthers, which managed just 11 first downs and 232 yards against Miami, tagged the Panthers for 21 first downs and 469 yards on Saturday, despite the absence of running back Dion Lewis.
Quarterback Tino Sunseri completed 15-of-23 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown while sophomore running back Ray Graham ran for a staggering 277 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries.
Lewis came into the season receiving a fair amount of Heisman hype after his outstanding freshman campaign, but Graham has been the better player through four games. Lewis, who has been dealing with some nagging injuries, has 143 rush yards on 43 attempts (3.0 ypc) while Graham has tallied 492 yards on five carries (9.5 ypc).
Notre Dame, which comes into this game with a 2-3 record, snapped a three game skid last weekend by beating Boston College 31-13 in Chestnut Hill. The Irish, despite being -1 in turnover margin for the game, posted 45 more yards than the Eagles after Dayne Crist completed 24-of-44 passes for 203 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
The Notre Dame defense turned in one of its best performances of the season, limiting BC to 13 first downs and 270 yards, including just five rush yards on 23 carries. The Eagles also aided the Irish by committing 12 penalties which totaled 120 yards.
The Panthers have won two in a row in this series by a combine eight points. Pittsburgh has also won the last two meetings in South Bend, scoring a 36-33 victory in 2008 and a 41-38 win in 2004.
College Football Predictions Betting Trend: Pittsburgh is 1-8 straight up and against the spread in its last nine games as a road dog with a spread between 4 and 7.5.
Sportsbook.com Pittsburgh vs Notre Dame 2010 College Football Picks, Odds & Predictions:
Pittsburgh Panthers +6 (-105), Over 49.5 (-110), +210 (Moneyline)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish -6 (-105), Under 49.5 (-110), -250 (Moneyline)
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