Sep 23, 20233 min read

North Carolina vs Pittsburgh Plugs Prediction - College Football Picks 9/23/23

-Pittsburgh Panthers (1-2) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0)

My North Carolina Tar Heels will play the Pittsburgh Panthers in an ACC Battle tonight at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Tar Heels comes into this game undefeated through three games so far, while Pittsburgh has lost two games in a row to West Virginia and Cincinnati, but I'm sure they are looking to right some wrongs tonight, but are they up to the test ? I think I have pretty good idea who get this done!

The North Carolina Tar Heels are 3-0 this season after they defeated Minnesota by a score of 31-13 last week. North Carolina led 21-10 at the half and was able to pull away for the win in the second half after Minnesota cut the lead to eight. The Tar Heels out gained Minnesota by a total of 519 to 303 and forced two turnovers in that win. North Carolina also beat the breaks off South Carolina by a score of 31-17 in Week 1 and Appalachian State by a score of 40-34 in Week 2. This North Carolina offense is scoring 34 points per game so far this season. Drake Maye has thrown for 891 yards, four touchdowns, and four interceptions, while also rushing for 116 yards and one touchdown this year. The UNC defense is giving up 21.3 points against per game this season. Can They keep this power house play rolling tonight!?

The Pittsburgh Panthers are 1-2 this season after they lost to West Virginia by a score of 17-6 in their last game. Pittsburgh led this game 3-0 early and was only down 7-6 at the half, but didn’t score any points in the second half. The Panthers only gained 211 total yards and turned the ball over three times in the loss. Pittsburgh defeated Wofford by a score of 45-7 in their first game, but lost to Cincinnati by a score of 27-21 in Week 2. The Pittsburgh offense is only scoring 24 points per game so far. Phil Jurkovec has thrown for 474 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions for the Panthers this season. The Pitt defense is allowing 17 points against per game this year as well. Can The Panther get this done tonight and make a big statement!?

💎 North Carolina -6.5 -127 ( 1 Unit )

Pittsburgh is hurting coming into this game, trying to snap their two game losing streak and will need to get that offense moving much better in this game then we have seen in there privious games or they are in big trouble. North Carolina has a very good offensive attack and can put up points fast, but their defense will give up points as well. So I do think the over is another good look here. But I think this is a great matchup for UNC!! This Pitt offense is not explosive at all. The North Carolina offense may start slow against this pretty solid Pitt defense, but I expect the Tar Heels to wake up quick and really pull away and do damage in the second half of this game! I am a UNC Fan But This is a 100% non Biasis Pick for y'all tonight! Good Luck and lets Keep Cashing!