Pittsburgh at West Virginia (11/27/2009)

Away:  Pittsburgh [6-3 ATS]
Home:  West Virginia [3-6 ATS]

Game Time: 7:00 PM
Stadium: Mountaineer Field

Recent Meetings:
11/28/08 - WVIRG 15 vs. PITT 19
12/01/07 - PITT 13 vs. WVIRG 9
11/16/06 - WVIRG 45 vs. PITT 27

Team Leaders:

Pittsburgh:
Passing: Bill Stull (2115)
Rushing: Dion Lewis (1291)
Receiving: Jonathan Baldwin (840)

West Virginia:
Passing: Jarrett Brown (1849)
Rushing: Noel Devine (1095)
Receiving: Jock Sanders (597)

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West Virginia wins this game s/u

Pitt may not be a top 10 team irisheyez but WV isn't even a top 25 team. Not sure why you think they've been living on borrowed time either? Besides the 4th quarter in the NC State game they've controlled every game they've been in. To me West Virginia looks like the team that's been struggling lately. Losing @ S.Florida by 11 (Pitt beat them at home by 27), beating a terrible Louisville team by 8 @home (Pitt beat them by 25 @Louisville), and losing to Cincy by 3 @Cincy and that game should've really been a 10 point loss had it not been for a last minute TD drive by WVU.

Pitt has the best defense in the big east, the #2 offense in the big east, the best D-line in the conference, the best O-line in the conference, and the best QB and RB in the conference right now. I'll lay the 1-2 points. I don't see a WVU offense that is only averaging 19 points per game in their last 3 games to do much against this Pitt D

The Big East doesnt have a Championship Game. But they do and don't have something to play for. This game doesn't effect their status for a BCS birth if they beat Cincy but if they were to lose the next two weeks that would really hurt their other bowl game chances. If they won this week and lost next week they still would probably get at least the Gator Bowl. If they lost both games they're probably looking at a PapaJohns.com bowl game which isn't nearly as good. And it's the backyard brawl so this game definitely matters.

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W.VIRGINA +1

W. Virginia +1

Irisheyez, can't say I understand that comment, Pitt has excellent future pro players (baldwin, lewis, romeus, dickerson) on both sides of the ball and they absolutely deserve the ranking they have.  That being said, ranking means nothing in this rivalry, this line is spot on.  In my eyes its a coin flip situation.  I do however see both teams feeding their RB's (pitt to avoid throwing into the 3-5-3 and WVU to avoid the Pitt pass rush that is leading THE NATION in sacks) and grinding it out all day in a highly entertaining and physical game.  Obviously the quailty of Lewis and Devine make it mandatory to give them touches, but I anticipate a very close game with each team running all day to avoid making the costly error in the passing game. 

UNDER 48 is the play for me.

Each week I keep waiting for Wannstedt to blow one, but the stache just keeps showing up and winning.  Mountaineers have dropped all their big games this year - Auburn, Cincy and S Florida (albeit all on the road).  Don't know if they beat the Bearcats next week, but I think they can pull this one out.

PITT -1

Also, Pitt has only two games with overs in both halves.  West Virginia has only one.  These are the only games games where at lease one half wasn't 24 or less.

1^st Half under

if it doesn’t hit

chase 2^nd Half under