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BBVA Compass Bowl — Pitt vs. Ole Miss Gambling Prediction & Bowl Preview

Panthers vs Rebels College Football Spread/Handicapping

I don’t know how things got weird and a game of this calibre got pushed to this late in the bowl calendar.  I do know that there is nothing to like about it.  SEC vs BIg East is not a good matchup in this one.

Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) vs Ole Miss Rebels (6-6)
Saturday January 5
Legion Field – Birmingham, AL
1:00PM
Moneyline:  Ole Miss -160, Pittsburgh +140 at SportsBettingOnline.ag
Spread:  Ole Miss -3.5
O/U:  52

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Pittsburgh

The Panthers needed to win their final two games to become bowl eligible and they did.  In fact they have gone the whole season on two game streaks, losing then winning, creating their current symetrical 6-6 record.

Mostly they are getting it done on the defensive side of the ball as the Panthers are inconsistent on offense at best…

At running back they have a difference maker in Ray Graham.  The pint sized senior finally broke through with a 1000 yard season – but with his worst average per carry.  He is tougher than he looks and plays well when the team wins.

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QB Tino Sunseri has taken a lot of heat over the years but he put up some nice numbers as a senior too including a TD/INT ratio of 19/2…Pitts was 7-4 ATS this season including 5-1 the last two months of the season.

I think the only way you can like this team is as the underdog because you just can’t rely on them too much.  That extra half point provides some value though.

Ole Miss

Ole Miss also got their bowl qualifying win in the last week of the season, beating in-state rival Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.  They play in the toughest division in college football and held their own this year, losses to Vanderbilt, LSU and Texas A&M were all by 6 points or less. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

This isn’t  a great team but with any other schedule they are probably 8-4…

Nothing in particular stands out about Ole Miss talent wise.  QB Bo Wallace is alright but throws it too many times to the wrong guys.  Former starting QB Randall Mackey gets used running the ball, at receiver and sometimes even throwing the ball too.

It is that kind of versatility that might come in handy with a lot of extra time to prepare…

Though just 6-6 Ole Miss has been a very profitable 9-3 ATS.  This is a battle tested team that even though it is not super talented seems to play above its head.

Coach Hugh Freeze is doing a better job than you realize in his first year and it should end with a bowl victory.

Spread Pick:  Ole Miss -3.5
O/U Pick:  Under
Score Prediction:  Ole Miss 24 – Pittsburgh 17