Pittsburgh at Florida State 11/7/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 11/06/2020 at 9:31 PM ET

Pittsburgh is coming to this game after a week off in Week 9. Now, the Panthers do have a chance to rebuild after getting crushed by Notre Dame by a 45-3 score.  The loss did drop Pittsburgh to a 3-4 mark and exploited some of the defensive weaknesses that Pittsburgh has had on the year.

The Pitt team has used 4 quarterbacks on the season. This year they have went 148-269 with 1817 yards. The Panthers have managed to get a total of 9 touchdowns with 6 picks on the year. Rushing the ball for Pittsburgh has been done to the tune of 242 carries for 686 yards with 11 touchdowns. The Panthers have recorded a total of 31 sacks with 8 picks on the year so far.

Florida State is coming to this game after losing their last game by 32 points. The Seminoles allowed Louisville to score 48 points in the game and only responded with a total of 16 points. The loss dropped Florida State to a 2-4 mark on the year so far.

A trend for teams this year is multiple quarterbacks being used. The Seminoles have used 4 and they have went a combined 104-202 for 1229 yards with 6 touchdowns, but have ended up getting picked off 8 times on the year. The rushing offense for Florida State has carried the ball 240 times for 1182 yards and 10 touchdowns. Defensively Florida State has only managed to get 8 sacks and a total of 4 picks.

    In this game Florida State will have some issues as the Panthers are playing better than the Seminoles on their offensive side of the ball. The Panthers rushing offense is not that good and it will make it harder for the Panthers to run the clock out. Look for the defense of Pitt to make the difference in the game here as they are able to bring home the win and keep Florida State from moving the ball that well. Final Score Prediction, Pitt Panthers win and cover ATS 24-17.

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