Thursday night college football has South Florida battling Pittsburgh on ESPN with a scheduled start time of 8:00pm EST. The early college football picks for this match-up are on South Florida with around 70% of the betting action while 65% of the wagers taking the under. Oddsmakers opened this one up at a "pick em" with a total of 51, but action has moved South Florida to -2.5 and edged the total to 51.5.
South Florida has dropped three straight outright and against the spread versus Pittsburgh. South Florida is 4-0, but that includes beating on bottom level teams outside of Notre Dame, but the Irish did outgain the Bulls by a 508-254 yard deficit. The Bulls did look weak on defense last week and Pittsburgh is still learning the new system, so have to like South Florida in this spot as they continue their march toward a Big East Title
Free Thursday Night Football Pick from Rocky Atkinson: South Florida is 1-7 SU and 1-6 ATS since 1992 when playing on
Thursday. Pittsburgh is 8-1 SU and 7-1 ATS last 3 years in Week 5
through 9. Pittsburgh is 3-0 ATS last 3 meetings in this series.
South Florida is 2-8 ATS last 10 games when playing on Weekdays.
South Florida is 1-6 ATS last 7 games after scoring 40 or more
points in previous game. Pittsburgh is 10-1 ATS last 11 games after
a SU loss. Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS last 7 games against a team with a
winning record. Pittsburgh is 12-4 ATS last 16 games against
conference opponents. We'll recommend a small play on Pittsburgh tonight.
Free Picks: South Florida at Pittsburgh Betting
What college football bettors need to know about South Florida at
Pittsburgh (Thursday, September 29, 2011) from Pregame.com - Including
predictions from Marco D'Angelo and analysis from host RJ Bell.