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Pitt vs Western Michigan Prediction, Game Preview

Pitt vs Western Michigan game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 3 game on Saturday, September 17

Pitt vs Western Michigan prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 3, Saturday, September 17

Pitt vs Western Michigan How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 17
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Pitt (1-1), Western Michigan (1-1)
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Pitt vs Western Michigan Game Preview

Why Pitt Will Win

This isn’t the Western Michigan team that managed to pull off the 44-41 win over the eventual 2021 ACC champion.

The Broncos got a good offensive balance in the win over Ball State, but there isn’t the pop and explosion of last year, the running game has been just okay, and the run defense has yet to show much of anything.

As always, the Panther pass rush is great, the defense is taking the ball away, and it did a good job of not letting the Tennessee offense go off.

On the flip side, Western Michigan isn’t generating any pressure in the backfield, it has been awful against the run, and …

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Why Western Michigan Will Win

Pitt hasn’t shown enough of a running game so far to fall back on.

QB Kedon Slovis is banged up – as of right now, he’s a gametime decision, but he’s not going to be 100% no matter what – and the Panthers haven’t been able to generate any sort of a push.

Western Michigan might not be doing enough offensively, but it’s dominating the time of possession battle, and that might be enough to make this interesting.

Pitt needs to own the clock, but the defense has been miserable so far on third downs – even with the sacks – and the offense is going to struggle considering the injury concerns.

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What’s Going To Happen

Western Michigan just doesn’t have the punch to pull this off.

It’s making too many mistakes, the defense hasn’t been quite strong enough, and Pitt has the parts to figure this out even if the running game hasn’t been as good as it should be.

There won’t be anything gorgeous about this, but Pitt will happily take the win no matter how it can get it, hope to rest the key parts against Rhode Island next week, and then dive into the ACC schedule.

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Pitt vs Western Michigan Prediction, Line

Pitt 34, Western Michigan 20
Line: Pitt -10.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Pitt vs Western Michigan Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Pitt vs Western Michigan Prediction, Game Preview

Pitt vs Western Michigan prediction and game preview.

Pitt vs Western Michigan prediction and game preview.

Pitt vs Western Michigan Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 18
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA
Network: ESPN3
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Why Western Michigan Will Win

Western Michigan is one of those underground indy teams the hipsters are all into.

It’s got a slew of great players, a ton of experience, and if he’s on, Kaleb Eleby is one of the more fun Group of Five quarterbacks going.

There’s no shame in not being able to keep up with Michigan, and beating Illinois State was a bit better than it might appear to be on paper, but this is the real test to see just how good the Broncos can be.

It starts with pass protection. You can’t beat Pitt if you can’t hold serve against its waves of pass rushing production. Western Michigan’s offensive front has been great so far at keeping defenses out of the backfield.

However …

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Why Pitt Will Win

Yeah … the Pitt pass rush.

It’s the talent, but it’s also the system that keeps on rolling with great playmakers behind the line year after year.

There were problems in the 41-34 win over Tennessee, but the team was able to get by on five sacks, nine tackles for loss, and key stops when the Panthers absolutely needed them.

QB Kenny Pickett has played up to his billing – he’s a mid-range NFL prospect who’s playing himself into a future job – for an offense that’s been great at keeping control of the clock. Western Michigan lives on time of possession, and Pitt might take that away.

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What’s Going To Happen

Western Michigan will play up to its competition, and Pitt will play down.

When it absolutely has to, Pitt will unleash the hounds into the backfield to bother Eleby and get the stops it needs to, but the Bronco defense will be just good enough to keep this from getting out of hand.

Give it three quarters, and then the Panthers will pull away. It won’t be easy, though.

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Pitt vs Western Michigan Prediction, Line

Pitt 40, Western Michigan 23
Line: Pitt -15, o/u: 58
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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