1* - Pittsburgh/Rutgers Over (48.5)
Who knows what to think about this Pitt team . . . . . OK, they suck so far but they actually have plenty of talent on offense and Palko and Co. should be able to score on this Rutgers? team. Palko had his best game of the season last week against lowly Youngstown State, going 14 of 22 for 292 yards and three touchdowns to lead a Pittsburgh offense that put up 531 total yards. Regardless of who the win came against, it had to provide some much needed confidence going into Big East play.
The Scarlet Knights are 2-1, but you have to wonder about a defense that allowed 33 points to Illinois, 444 yards to Division 1-AA Villanova, and 349 yards and 21 first downs to a Buffalo offense that came into that game as the nation's worst. Granted, Rutgers only allowed a combined 9 points in the last two games but it is not likely that their red zone luck will continue to hold out.
Rutgers is being led by QB Ryan Hart, who has completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 719 yards and five touchdowns and he has three solid go-to guys in FB Brian Leonard who is averaging six yards per carry and has four touchdowns, and WR?s Tres Moses and Clark Harris who are averaging 15.8 and 11.5 yards per catch respectively. That?s a pretty balanced offense which should keep the Panthers guessing.
Who knows what to think about this Pitt team . . . . . OK, they suck so far but they actually have plenty of talent on offense and Palko and Co. should be able to score on this Rutgers? team. Palko had his best game of the season last week against lowly Youngstown State, going 14 of 22 for 292 yards and three touchdowns to lead a Pittsburgh offense that put up 531 total yards. Regardless of who the win came against, it had to provide some much needed confidence going into Big East play.
The Scarlet Knights are 2-1, but you have to wonder about a defense that allowed 33 points to Illinois, 444 yards to Division 1-AA Villanova, and 349 yards and 21 first downs to a Buffalo offense that came into that game as the nation's worst. Granted, Rutgers only allowed a combined 9 points in the last two games but it is not likely that their red zone luck will continue to hold out.
Rutgers is being led by QB Ryan Hart, who has completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 719 yards and five touchdowns and he has three solid go-to guys in FB Brian Leonard who is averaging six yards per carry and has four touchdowns, and WR?s Tres Moses and Clark Harris who are averaging 15.8 and 11.5 yards per catch respectively. That?s a pretty balanced offense which should keep the Panthers guessing.
