(Don’t) Bet the Farm: Pitt-Syracuse Picks

We’ve got a bit of an anomaly with this week’s picks. Almost all of our guys are going with Syracuse to defeat the Panthers. But I’m calling an audible and picking Pitt here.

Now, I do think that Syracuse is the better team. This isn’t really about that and I would consider it an upset. But the Panthers have their backs against the wall and that includes head coach Pat Narduzzi, who has to be facing even more pressure these days to perform. I honestly think Pitt pulls out all the stops here and does everything they can to win this one.

Don’t get me wrong. If Pitt was facing someone along the likes of, say, Notre Dame, who they’ll see very soon, I wouldn’t pick them. But this is a game that,…