Louisville Football at Pitt Panthers: Gameday Guide
By Caleb Hall
Louisville Cardinals at Pitt Panthers Gameday Guide
The Louisville Cardinals will kickoff tonight at 6:30 on the CW Network against the Pitt Panthers and here is everything you need to know about tonight’s game.
Louisville will come into the game 6-0 (3-0) while Pitt will come into the game 1-4 (0-2). The Cardinals are on a six game winning streak (obviously) while Pitt is on a 4 game skid. Pitt’s last game was a 38-21 loss to Virginia Tech. The Panthers are also coming off a bye week as well.
Louisville is coming off a top ten over previously ranked #10 Notre Dame and will look to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 2012 and be undefeated into the bye week.
Matchup History:
Pitt is ahead in the matchup history 10-9 over Louisville and the two teams are 1-1 against each other since the Cardinals joined the ACC. Pitt won 23-20 in 2020 while Louisville won 24-10 last season. Pitt has won 6 of the last 8 meetings but the Cardinals could tie up the series 10-10 win a win tonight at Heinz Field.
Pitt Team Overview:
Pitt’s top players and team stats are below
Offense:
Yds/Game: 282.4 (125th FBS, 14th ACC)
Rush Yds/Game: 115.6 (110th FBS, 13th ACC)
Pass Yds/Game: 166.8 (114th FBS, 14th ACC)
Pts/Game: 23.4 (99th FBS, 13th ACC)
Defense:
Yds/Game: 282.2 (20th FBS, 3rd ACC)
Rush Yds/Game: 128.4 (53rd FBS, 7th ACC)
Pass Yds/Game: 153.8 (15th FBS, 3rd ACC)
Pts/Game: 26.0 (72nd FBS, 10th ACC)
Top Players:
Christian Veilleux (QB): 145 total passing yards, 44.4% completion rate through 1 game (will be starter for Pitt tonight)
Rodney Hammond Jr. (RB): 196 total rushing yards, 4.26 yards per carry, 3 TDs
C’Bo Flemister (RB): 150 total rushing yards, 4.69 yards per carry
Gavin Bartholomew (WR): 258 total receiving yards, 21.5 yards per catch (12 receptions), 1 TD
Konata Mumpfield (WR): 240 total receiving yards, 12 yards per catch (20 catches), 2 TDsL
Louisville Team Overview:
Louisville’s team stats and top players are below:
Offense;
Yds/Game: 455.5 (19th FBS, 3rd ACC)
Rush Yds/Game:192.3 (29th FBS, 4th ACC)
Pass Yds/Game: 263.2 (34th FBS, 4th ACC)
Pts/Game: 36.3 (20th FBS, 4th ACC)
Defense:
Yds/Game: 309.2 (27th FBS, 5th ACC)
Rush Yds/Game: 98.7 (18th FBS, 4th ACC)
Pass Yds/Game: 210.5 (66th FBS, 11th ACC)
Points/Game:17.7 (23rd FBS, 3rd ACC
Top Players:
Jack Plummer (QB): 1,551 total passing yards, 66% completion rate, 12 TDs, 6 interceptions
Jawhar Jordan (RB): 653 total rushing yards, 7.51 yards per carry, 8 TDs
Jamari Thrash (WR): 519 total receiving yards, 17.3 yards per catch, 6 TDs
Game Broadcast Information:
Broadcast: CW Network
Kickoff: 6:30
Broadcast commentators: Tom Werne (play by play), James Bates (analyst)
Radio: Paul Rodgers (play by play), Craig Swabek (analyst), the game can be heard on 93.9 or 970 AM.
Game overview:
Louisville are -7.5 favorites right now and the over/under for the game will be 44.5. The weather will also look to be raining come game time so the Cardinals will need to withlast the rain and the worst stadium turf in the ACC (thanks to Pitt).
The line has gone down to -7.0 from starting at -9.5. The experts are thinking Louisville may have a letdown game here.
Louisville should win and cover this game based on the team they have and how they’ve performed on the field so far this season. However, Pitt is always an odd game for the Cardinals. Pat Narduzzi and the Panthers will give Brohm and Louisville everything they got.
This could be a turning point for both teams, and hopefully Louisville can best Narduzzi and the Panthers tonight.