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Pitt Opens As Favorite Against West Virginia

The Pitt Panthers open as an early favorite in the Backyard Brawl.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Opens As Favorite Against West Virginia
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have just suffered an ugly defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Bearcats and are staring down a road trip to Morgantown, West Virginia for the Backyard Brawl. 

But the Panthers, for as poor as they looked in their last outing, are still favorites to beat the Mountaineers at their place this weekend. Pitt is a 1.5-point favorite, the point total line has been set at 50.5 and the Panthers are favored on the moneyline at -120 to +100 for West Virginia. 

The Mountaineers are also 1-1, with a loss on the road at Penn State and home drubbing of Duquesne on their resume. 

This is the first Backyard Brawl played at Milan Puskar Stadium since 2011, which was also West Virginia's last win in this series. Pitt won the first game in the revival of this series, 38-31 at Acrisure Stadium on opening night last year thanks to a fourth-quarter pick-six from cornerback M.J. Devonshire. 

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Stephen Thompson
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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