Pittsburgh vs North Carolina 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl Picks, Predictions & Odds: The Pittsburgh Panthers out the Big East Conference and the ACC's North Carolina Tar Heels will do battle on Saturday, December 26th in the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 4:30pm ET on ESPN. 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl Picks, Predictions & Odds at online bookmaker BetUS.com have the Panthers listed as a slight -2 against the spread favorite.
The Pittsburgh Panthers have a chance at their first double digit win season under Head Coach Dave Wannstedt as they 
finished the regular portion of their schedule with a 9-3 record. Pittsburgh won six games in a row from October 2nd to November 14th, but lost its final two games to West Virginia and Cincinnati by a combined four points. The two setbacks dropped the Panthers conference record to 5-2, which resulted in a second place finish in the Big East.
Pittsburgh, which is averaging 33.2 points per game, is lead by senior quarterback Bill Stull and freshman running back Dion Lewis. Stull threw for 2470 yards and 21 touchdowns (eight interceptions) while Lewis ran for 1640 yards (5.5 yards per carry) and 16 scores
Tomorrow's postseason battle with UNC marks Pitt's second bowl of the Wannstedt era. The Panthers played in the Sun Bowl last year, also after going 9-3 in the regular season, and lost 0-3 to Oregon State.
North Carolina matched last year's eight win total this season after finishing the back half of their schedule in stellar fashion. The Tar Heels won four of their last five games, beating Virginia Tech, Duke, Miami and Boston College before losing 27-28 at North Carolina State in the season finale.
Head Coach Butch Davis guided his squad to the Meineke Car Care Bowl last season as well. UNC lost a 31-30 nail-biter to the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Tar Heels also played in the bowl game in 2004, losing 24-37 to Boston College.
2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl Betting Trend: UNC is 2-8 straight up in its last 10 games as an underdog with a total between 44.5 and 47 (Under 7-3).
BetUS.com Pittsburgh vs North Carolina 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl Picks, Predictions & Odds:
Pittsburgh Panthers -2 (-110), Over 44.5 (-110), -130 (Moneyline)
North Carolina Tar Heels +2 (-110), Under 44.5 (-110), +110 (Moneyline)
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