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Pitt's ACC Championship Odds Improve After Week 1

The Pitt Panthers are in a better position to win the ACC after Week 1.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt's ACC Championship Odds Improve After Week 1
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PITTSBURGH -- Not many believed the Pitt Panthers had what it took to make it back to the ACC Championship game this season, much less win the conference at all but the tides have turned after a surprising week around the league. 

ESPN college football analytics guru, Bill Connelly didn't have the Panthers among the top four teams most likely to win the ACC back in May, but following the first full week of college football, Clemson and Lousiville have fallen out and Pitt, with an 11% chance to win the conference according to SP+, has taken their spot. 

The Tigers fell from their perch atop the conference after dropping a 28-7 decision at Duke and Florida State, who drubbed then-top-10 LSU in Orlando the day before, takes their spot and their 29% chance to win the ACC. North Carolina's chances improved by 4% after completing a beatdown of South Carolina and Miami entered the top four alongside Pitt following a blowout of Miami (OH) at home. 

The Panthers cruised to a victory over FCS Wofford behind 255 total yards and a pair of touchdowns from new starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec and a suffocating defensive performance that held the Terriers to 125 total yards. 

Pitt's national championship odds also took a leap, according to Betonline.ag. The Panthers did not have odds to win it all prior to the start of Week 1, but now sit at 400/1, the eighth best odds among ACC teams. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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