Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.
Gambling odds according to WynnBET:
- Line: Michigan State -1.5
- Over/Under: 60
- Moneyline: Michigan State -125; Pittsburgh +105
Now we’ve reached the New Years Six games. The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is the first on that will take place this year, and it actually happens on the same day as Tennessee football’s bowl game against the Purdue Boilermakers. More will come on that later.
Ironically, one of the four teams in New Years Six games Tennessee football faced will be playing in this game as well. After winning the ACC Championship, Pat Narduzzi’s Pittsburgh Panthers are ranked No. 12 in the CFP, No. 13 in the AP Poll and No. 12 in the Coaches Poll. With a ton of talent on the roster, finishing this year in the top 10 would be a huge success.
On the other side, the Michigan State Spartans had who should be the Coach of the Year in Mel Tucker, another guy Tennessee football passed up in favor of Jeremy Pruitt in 2018. Tucker had MSU in the CFP hunt and was an upset loss to Purdue away from really shaking up the Big Ten race. They are ranked No. 10 in the CFP, No. 11 in the AP Poll and No. 10 in the Coaches Poll.
Prediction
I reserve the right to change my pick based on what Kenny Pickett does, but until he opts out, I’m taking Pitt to win this game. We saw what he did to Tennessee football. Michigan State has no pass defense, Pitt has a dominant rush defense, and Kenneth Walker III is hurt. As a result, if Pickett plays, I’ve got Pitt dominating, and they’ll score enough to hit the over almost alone.
Pittsburgh: 41 Michigan State: 24 (Pittsburgh +1.5; Over 60)
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