Free Week 2 Prediction: Panthers vs Zips Odds
Week 2 College football betting sees the Pitt Panthers taking on the Akron Zips on Saturday September 12th at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field, Akron, Ohio. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NCAA football season long so stay tuned for more FREE college football predictions.
Pitt Panthers (1-0) at Akron Zips (0-1)
Week 2
Date:Saturday, September 12th
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field, Akron, Ohio
NCAA Football Spread: Pittsburgh -13
NCAA Betting Total: 50.5
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The Pittsburgh Panthers make a rare to trip to a MAC school as they get set to do battle with the Akron Zips in Akron, Ohio on Saturday.
Akron comes in after getting ripped apart by the Oklahoma Sooners in Week 1.
As for the Pittsburgh Panthers, they struggled, but managed to come away with a high scoring 45-37 win over Youngstown State.
Both teams know that after their Week 1 performances that they have a lot to work on if they want to compete in their respective conferences.
Pittsburgh
Akron, rightfully so, looked incredibly outmatched in their Week 1 contest against the Oklahoma Sooners.
QB Kyle Pohl, who showed some signs of improvement toward the end of the 2014 season, took a step back against the Sooners. Pohl went just 6 of 17 for 88 yards and never really found any sort of rhythm.
As far as the ground game, Tra’Von Chapman had only 14 carries for 48 yards and struggled to find any openings within the Sooners’ defense.
Like their offense, the Zips’ defense was just as bad. They saw Oklahaoma throw for 439 yards and in total, they had 539 yards.
DeAndre Scott was the lone bright spot in a bad defense as he recorded an interception for Akron.
Pittsburgh
The Panthers got all they could handle in their Week 1 affair with FCS Youngstown State. The game featured two of the most respectable coaches in the game as Pat Narduzzi and Bo Pelini highlighted the matchup.
Pittsburgh had no problem offensively as they racked up 45 points and looked impressive doing so.
QB Chad Voytik only had 14 pass attempts, but threw for a touchdown and was not needed very much.
The main story of the game came from James Conner who left the game with an injury and didn’t return. Following their win, the Panthers got news that Conner would miss the rest of the 2015 season with a knee injury.
His replacement gave a little bit of encouragement for the what lies ahead as Qadree Ollison had 16 carries for 207 yards and a touchdown.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Panthers are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games.
- Panthers are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
- Panthers are 3-8-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
- Zips are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Free Week 2 NCAA Football Prediction
The Zips aren’t as bad as their Week 1 showing and should have a much improved game here in Week 2. However, Pittsburgh is still a much better team on both sides of the ball.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Pittsburgh ATS
The Panthers roll over the Zips and improve to 2-0 on the season.
Week 2 Free Score Prediction: Pittsburgh 38- Akron 13
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