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00:00It's the backyard brawl between West Virginia and Pittsburgh, 75 miles, 100 miles, however
00:09you categorize it, of hate between these two teams.
00:12The 106th all-time meeting West Virginia has won the last four, including last year.
00:18This is their third year in a row, meaning they had not met prior to 2021, or 2022 rather,
00:25since 2011.
00:26Kev, less than a field goal spread in this matchup, how do you see the game playing out
00:30between the Mountaineers and the Panthers?
00:32Rising total, 62 is pretty much anywhere you look, I'm going under, what kind of fight
00:35has that many points in it?
00:37Last year, 17-6, final score, I think a lot was taken out of pit, an awesome comeback
00:42last week, down 27-6, they went 28-7, now you play a rival here in West Virginia, I'm
00:48going under 62, I don't believe that with this type of rivalry, that we can see that
00:53many points in a Narduzzi game.
00:55I think we can get over the total, don't love it, but I do like West Virginia, they've
00:59won four of the last five, won this matchup 31-7 last year, Garrett Green going up against
01:05Holstein, the quarterback for Pittsburgh, I think you'll get points, but I do like the
01:08Mountaineers in this spot.
01:10Eli Holstein, the freshman for the Panthers, at least 302 yards and is opening two games
01:15for pit, both against FBS Foes, first Pittsburgh quarterback to throw for 300 since 1989.
01:22Now the Panthers were really bad defending the run last year, 150 yards given up, they
01:27were 8th best in the country in 2022, led the ACC in rushing defense the year prior,
01:33which leads you to West Virginia, who bounced back after the Penn State loss against Albany
01:38last week with 305 yards on the ground, CJ Donaldson 125, Jaheim White threw the century
01:43mark as well, and Garrett Green, 68 yards on the ground, all rushing for a score.
01:49That's the key matchup, can Pitt defend the WVU rushing attack we know last year was prolific.