North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh College Football Picks: In what is probably the best college football matchup of the day, the No. 17 ranked Pittsburgh Panthers (9-3) of the Big East Conference play the North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4) of the ACC in the Meineke Car Care Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
This game is a matchup of pro-style offenses brought to the schools by their coaches, Butch Davis at North Carolina and Dave Wannstedt at Pitt. Both Wannstedt and Davis spent time in the NFL as head coaches pryor to their current jobs.
Pitt is 29th in the nation in rush offense behind true freshman tailback Dion Lewis, who has run for 1,640 yards and 16 touchdowns. Lewis averages 136.7 yards per game, which is third nationally. Carolina has the No. 9 rush defense in the nation allowing just 92.8 yards per game.
College Football Picks: We are picking the game total to go OVER the posted 45 1/2.
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