West Virginia vs Pittsburgh Prediction College Football Picks 9/14/24

In this article, we will formulate a West Virginia vs Pittsburgh prediction for this College Football Week 3 game on Saturday, September 14th, at Acrisure Stadium.  Let’s take a look at aWest Virginia Mountaineers vs Pittsburgh Panthers pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Mountaineers recent form and recent player performance 

-The Panthers recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving West Virginia

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Pittsburgh

-Recent betting trends in games played between West Virginia vs Pittsburgh

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Mountaineers and Panthers. 

What West Virginia Team Steps Up?

West Virginia in the first game looked awful, but in the second game they looked better. In Game 1, West Virgina lost to Penn State 34-12 but in the last game against Albany they were able to secure the 49-14 victory. Even though they won they did give up 14 points and the defense needs to be better. 

Heading into the season the defense was supposed to be a strength and through the first two games that hasn’t been the case. In the last game, Garrett Greene completed 17 of his 23 passes for 236 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Running back CJ Donaldson also had a big game putting up 14 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown. The offense needs to be good, but if the defense doesn’t step up, it might not matter in this game. 

What a Comeback for Pitt

Pitt comes into this game with a 2-0 record but it look a big comeback in the last game against Cincinnati to secure the victory. At halftime Pitt was down 17-6 and it looked like they werei n bad shape until they were able to score 15 points in the 4th quarter and they ended up winning by a point. 

Eli Holstein didn’t look good in the first half, but in the second half he looked better. Overall in the game he completed 20 of his 35 passes for 302 yards, three touchdowns, and one interceptions. Desmond Reid finished with 19 carries for 148 yards. The offense is going to need to be strong again in this game and really try to put the pressure on. Pitt can’t get out to a slow start in this game.

West Virginia vs Pittsburgh Prediction

West Virginia’s defense is going to be a problem in this game and that will be the difference here. Even after a slow start, Pitt had a decent offensive game in the last game and they are going to find offensive success again in this game. Holstein is going to have a huge game and that will be the difference as Pitt is going to pick up the victory here. Back Pitt on the money line. If they end up as the favorite, take Pitt laying the points.