Pitt Hosts Duke November 19, 2022

[Inveigle]

Senior Kedon Slovis, Pitt QB transfer from USC.

An ACC battle is on tap between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Duke Blue Devils at noon ET on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Duke is riding a three-game winning streak following a blowout win over Virginia Tech last week. The Panthers are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Pittsburgh vs. Duke odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 52.5.

Kickoff Noon Saturday November 19, 2022.

PITT VS. DUKE SERIES IN BRIEF
Series Began: Nov. 5, 1929 (Pitt won 52-7)
Series Overall: Pitt leads 16-9

ACC Series: 7-1
At Neutral Sites: 1-0
Last Meeting at Duke: Pitt beat Duke 54-29 on Nov. 6, 2021
Last Meeting at Pitt: Pitt beat Duke 54-45 on Oct. 27, 2018.
Current Series Streak: Pitt has won the last six matchups (2015-2019, 2021)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 6 (2015-2019, 2021)

Longest DukeSeries Win Streak: 5 (1940-42, 1950-51)
Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi's record vs. Duke: 6-0
Mike Elko has never coached against Pittsburgh.

KEY TEAM STATS
DUKE

Offense

Points per game: 33.7

Total yards per game: 419.4

Passing yards per game: 215.3

Rushing yards per game: 203.8

Defense

Points allowed per game: 21.5

Total yards allowed per game: 383.7

Total passing yards allowed per game: 261.0

Rushing yards allowed per game: 122.7


PITTSBURGH

Offense

Points per game: 30.0

Total yards per game: 401.0



QB Kedon Slovis on the season; 151-of-255 passes completed for 1,945 yards, six touchdowns, six interceptions.

Team Passing yards per game: 220.3

Rushing yards per game: 180.7



Defense

Points allowed per game: 23.9

Total yards allowed per game: 309.8

Total passing yards allowed per game: 212.1

Rushing yards allowed per game: 97.7


PREDICTION:

Duke 24
Pitt 28

 

[Devilsforlife]

This one feels like a bit too heavy a lift. It’s going to be extremely cold. Pitt has had our number since they joined the ACC, and their physicality always bothers us. It’s the type of game a Cutcliffe team would’ve gotten wrecked in. I think we’ll finally beat Pitt at Wade next year, but I’d be extremely impressed if we pulled this off.

Pitt 24
Duke 17

 

[Inveigle]

It's gonna be really cold. I think it will be close and probably the Under (O/U 52) is the best bet.

Let's Go Duke!

 

[Devilsforlife]

 

[aiw]

The difference between a being mediocre team a good team is not winning any of the GT, UNC, Pitt games, though all were there for the taking. Today may have been the worst. Duke was listless against GT and UNC is really good. Hard to win a game where you muff a punt on the 5 when you shouldn't have been anywhere near it, drop a TD on a pass that lands right in your hands and have a fumble returned for a TD. That's 22 points right there.

In the end, I'm fine with a mediocre football team because every once in a while, they could have a really good season.

 

[Devilsforlife]

We are absolutey snakebitten against Pitt, and in close games in general. It’s absurd. Learning how to win games by less than touchdown has to be the next step for 2023.

 

[aiw]

The defense, overall, was excellent today. So was Leonard.

 

[aiw]

Pitt scored 13 points on 3 drives totaling 70 yards and a fumble for a TD accounting for 21 of their 28 points. The only significant scoring drive they had the whole game was the one right before the half, 10 plays 73 yards.

 

[Devilsforlife]

End of half defense has been a problem much of the year. Need to clean that up going forward,

 

[Devilsforlife]

I’m so glad the Pitt game comes off the schedule as an annual matchup after next year. 1-8 against them since they joined the ACC, 5 of the losses being in crushing fashion.

 

[DrKlahn]

So it took 3 catastrophic errors and a guy making field goals that even the pros don’t make in that stadium. If all this luck balances out in the end, Duke will be better than Georgia in 3 years.

 

[bfactor]

Lots of bad luck, but I'm mainly disappointed that we have so little confidence in our offense to just get three yards that we'd resort to a slowly evolving trick play. Pitt defense made a great read and definitely blew it apart faster than could be reasonably expected, but the message the play call sends isn't great.