Thursday Night College Football Week 4 Odds – Miami At Pittsburgh
By Drew Sharper
Week 4 of the 2010 College Football Season kicks off Thursday night when No. 19 Miami takes on Pittsburgh at 7:30PM ET.
Game Preview:
Miami and Pittsburgh are meeting for the first time since the Hurricanes left the Big East Conference back in 2004. Miami has won the last six games between the two.
Miami is 1-1 this season and coming off a 36-24 loss to Ohio State two weeks ago. The Hurricanes had four turnovers in the loss while allowing 414 yards of offense to the Buckeyes. Jacory Harris was 22-of-39 passing for 232 yards and four interceptions. Damien Berry added 94 yards rushing on 16 carries.
Pittsburgh is also 1-1 on the season as they defeated New Hampshire 38-16 two weeks ago after losing to Utah 27-24 in the season opener. The Panthers have struggled to establish a consistent running game as Dion Lewis has just 102 yards on 35 carries in two games while Tino Sunseri has thrown for 459 yards and three touchdowns.
Line Movement & Updated Odds:
Miami opened the week as 3.5-point favorites on the road according to oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com. The spread moved down to 3 but has climbed back to 3.5. The over/under started at 51 and has fallen back to 50.5.
Make sure you check out our official odds page to get up-to-the-minute point spreads and over/under totals for each and every game in college football this week.
Game Information:
No. 19 Miami (1-1) at Pittsburgh (1-1)
Kickoff: 7:30PM ET
TV: ESPN
Location: Pittsburgh, Penn.
Venue: Heinz Field
Opening Odds: Miami -3.5
Current Odds: Miami -3.5
Over/Under Open: 51
Over/Under Current: 50.5
Projected Weather by Game Time: Partly Cloudy
Best Trend:
MIAMI is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. Big East
Game Injuries:
MIAMI
[DE] 08/05/2010 - Steven Wesley has been dismissed from team ( Dismissed )
[LB] 09/09/2010 - Travis Williams out for season ( Lower Body )
- 09/21/2010 - Jermaine Barton expected to miss Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Lower Body )
[WR] 08/19/2010 - Thearon Collier out for season ( Suspension )
[LB] 09/19/2010 - Kevin Nelson "?" Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Upper Body )
[DT] 09/16/2010 - Curtis Porter out indefinitely ( Knee )
[DL] 09/21/2010 - Luther Robinson is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Ankle )
[DT] 09/23/2010 - Marcus Robinson is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Ankle )
- 09/21/2010 - Malcolm Bunche expected to miss Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Lower Body )
[FB] 09/11/2010 - John Calhoun out for season ( Lower Body )
[DB] 09/21/2010 - Lee Chambers expected to miss Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Upper Body )
[RB] 09/21/2010 - Graig Cooper expected to miss Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Knee )
- 09/21/2010 - Joel Figueroa is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Pittsburgh U ( Upper Body )
[LB] 09/22/2010 - Shayon Green is downgraded to out for season ( Arm )
[RB] 09/11/2010 - Darion Hall out for season ( Lower Body )
[DL] 09/11/2010 - Jeremy Lewis out for season ( Lower Body )
PITTSBURGH
No Injuries Reported
Public Betting Information:
Current public betting information shows that 76% (10,830) of the bets are going on Miami minus the points.