Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh Free College Football Picks: An old school rivalry will play at high volume this Saturday when the Pittsburgh Panthers host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday at 8:00 PM ET. The 10th ranked Panthers (8-1) are riding a 5 game-winning streak heading into their game with the Irish after trouncing Syracuse 37-10 as -21 home favorites. Notre Dame had a lackluster performance against Navy last week in a 21-23 loss as -12 home favorites.
 
The Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh Free College Football Picks College Football Betting spread is Pittsburgh -6.5 at Sportsbook.com.

Pittsburgh Offense vs. Notre Dame Defense: Pittsburgh’s no frills #16 offense will face Notre Dame’s suspect #49 defense. The Panthers have very-good balance on offense with loads of talent at the skill positions. Pittsburgh RB Dion Lewis is a stud and QB Bill Stull effectively distributes the ball to his quality targets. Notre Dame’s defense is short on athletic ability and is especially vulnerable against the pass. Advantage Pittsburgh. The Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh Free College Football Picks NCAA Football betting Total is at 58.5 points.
 
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Notre Dame Offense vs Pittsburgh Defense: Notre Dame’s high-flying #35 offense will meet the Panthers #19 defense. Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen (2,770 yds, 67.9% 20-3 ratio) is a top-flight NCAA signal caller with a fleet of talented targets to torch Pittsburgh with. Pittsburgh may have the ability to make N.D one-dimensional however with a run D that allows only 3.1 yards per carry facing an Irish run game that has a mediocre 3.9 mark. Pittsburgh also has an abusive pass-rush that leads the NCAA with 39.0 sacks.  Slight advantage Notre Dame.

Intangibles: Notre Dame is 2-7 ATS. Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS. Notre Dame is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games. Pittsburgh has a slight advantage on special teams. Notre Dame has a +4 point home-field advantage. This is a possible let down spot for Pittsburgh.