Who’s Taking part in
No. 17 North Carolina Tar Heels @ Pittsburgh Panthers
Present Data: North Carolina 3-0, Pittsburgh 1-2
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 8 p.m. ET
- The place: Acrisure Stadium — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- TV: ACC Community
- On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive at no cost. Regional restrictions could apply.)
- Observe: CBS Sports App
What to Know
North Carolina have loved the comforts of dwelling their final two video games, however now they will head out on the street. They are going to problem the Pittsburgh Panthers at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. North Carolina know the best way to get factors on the board — the workforce has completed with flashy level totals in its previous three contests — so hopefully Pittsburgh like a superb challege.
Final Saturday, North Carolina strolled previous Minnesota with factors to spare, taking the sport 31-13.
North Carolina can attribute a lot of their success to WR Nate McCollum, who picked up 165 receiving yards and one landing, and QB Drake Maye, who threw for 414 yards and two touchdowns. These 165 receiving yards set a brand new season-high mark for McCollum.
In the meantime, Pittsburgh’s 8-4 document from final season has change into a distant reminiscence after one other unsuccessful outing. They took a 17-6 hit to the loss column by the hands of West Virginia on Saturday.
Maybe unsurprisingly given the rating, the Panthers weren’t very productive within the air and completed the sport with solely 81 passing yards. That is the fewest passing yards they’ve managed all season.
Wanting forward, North Carolina should not be too fearful about this matchup, because the consultants have them favored by 7.5 factors. This contest will probably be their third straight because the favorites (a stretch that noticed them go 2-1 towards the unfold).
North Carolina steamrolled previous Pittsburgh of their earlier matchup final October by a rating of 42-24. The rematch could be somewhat harder for North Carolina for the reason that squad will not have the home-field benefit this time round. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a distinction.
Odds
North Carolina is an enormous 7.5-point favourite towards Pittsburgh, in response to the most recent college football odds.
The over/beneath is ready at 50 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
North Carolina has received 5 out of their final 7 video games towards Pittsburgh.
- Oct 29, 2022 – North Carolina 42 vs. Pittsburgh 24
- Nov 11, 2021 – Pittsburgh 30 vs. North Carolina 23
- Nov 14, 2019 – Pittsburgh 34 vs. North Carolina 27
- Sep 22, 2018 – North Carolina 38 vs. Pittsburgh 35
- Nov 09, 2017 – North Carolina 34 vs. Pittsburgh 31
- Sep 24, 2016 – North Carolina 37 vs. Pittsburgh 36
- Oct 29, 2015 – North Carolina 26 vs. Pittsburgh 19
