Last Updated on September 2, 2010 8:00 pm by drew
Pitt-Utah Odds
The featured game of the opening night of the 2010 College Football Season has Pittsburgh heading to Utah to face the Utes on Thursday at 8:30PM ET.
Utah has won 16 of its last 21 home openers and has a 1-0 edge on Pittsburgh all-time. The Panthers are just 5-11 in their last 16 road openers, but have won their last two.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL have made Utah a 3-point favorite over Pittsburgh while the over/under has been set at 49.5.
Utah went 10-3 in 2009 for its second straight double-digit win season. The Utes bring back 14 starters for coach Kyle Whittingham. Eddie Wade will lead the offense as he rushed for 1,069 yards and 12 scores last season. On offense, the Utes averaged 29.8 points and 390 yards per-game while allowing 20.2 points and 314 yards per-game on defense.
Pittsburgh went 10-3 last year and was just a play shy of winning the Big East Championship. The Panthers return 12 starters under Dave Wannstedt, led by sophomore running back Dion Lewis, who rushed for 1,799 yards and 17 touchdowns a year ago. The Pitt offense averaged 32.1 points and 392 yards per-game last season and allowed just 15 sacks. On defense, the Panthers averaged just 19.8 points and 319 yards allowed per-game while racking up 47 sacks. The Panthers also had a +10 turnover ratio.
College Football Week 1 Betting Trends
PITTSBURGH is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah’s last 10 games
Week 1 College Football Injury Report
PITTSBURGH
No Injuries Reported
UTAH
No Injuries Reported
Week 1 Pittsburgh at Utah Odds
Pittsburgh Panthers +3 Over 49.5
Utah Utes -3 Under 49.5
Line Movement:
Date/Time Odds (Line) Over/Under (Total)
08/04/10 10:40:03 PM -3/-110 (Open) 50.5 -110 (Open)
08/05/10 11:20:01 AM -3.5/-110 50.5 -110
08/06/10 12:10:02 AM -3.5/-105 50.5 -110
08/06/10 1:35:04 AM -3.5/-105 50 -110
08/07/10 12:10:03 AM -3.5/-110 50 -110
08/07/10 12:40:02 AM -3/-110 49.5 -110
08/07/10 8:00:01 AM -3/-110 50 -110
08/13/10 12:20:04 AM -3/-105 50 -110
08/14/10 12:10:06 AM -3/-110 50 -110
08/17/10 4:40:04 PM -3/-115 50 -110
08/20/10 12:10:05 AM -3/-110 50 -110
08/21/10 12:10:06 AM -3/-120 50 -110
08/21/10 4:20:06 PM -3/-115 50 -110
08/23/10 9:15:00 AM -3/-115 49.5 -110
08/23/10 5:20:03 PM -3/-105 49.5 -110
08/25/10 11:10:05 AM -2.5/-110 49.5 -110
08/25/10 6:25:04 PM -2/-110 49.5 -110
08/26/10 5:35:05 PM -2.5/-105 49.5 -110
08/27/10 12:00:05 AM -2.5/100 49.5 -110
08/27/10 1:00:04 PM -2/100 49.5 -110
08/28/10 12:05:08 AM -2/100 49.5 -110
08/28/10 11:25:09 PM -2.5/-110 49.5 -110
08/31/10 2:25:06 PM -3/-110 49.5 -110