Pitt Opens as Early Underdog in Backyard Brawl
PITTSBURGH -- The 106th installment of the Backyard Brawl is still more than six months away but betting lines have already been released for one of the most compelling opening weekend matchups of the college football season. Brett McMurphy of Action Network reported that the Pitt Panthers are one-point underdogs to West Virginia.
This coming fall, Pitt will face a surely hostile crowd at Milan Puskar Stadium as the series shifts from Pittsburgh to Morgantown, West Virginia. Like the Mountaineers, the Panthers will be breaking in a new quarterback and some new faces on both sides of the ball. Unlike last year, this game will take place in Week 3. Last season, Pitt and West Virginia kicked off their seasons with the Brawl.
The Panthers escaped with a 38-31 victory at Acrisure Stadium in last year's edition of the Brawl. M.J. Devonshire's 54-yard interception gave Pitt the go-head score and a redzone stop late in the fourth quarter sealed the victory, the Panthers' first over the Mountaineers since 2008.
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