Pitt is nearly a two-touchdown favorite against the Akron Zips.
Welcome to the first 2015 edition of "Against the Odds", as we take a look at Pitt's chances from a Vegas perspective each week. Ordinarily, the books do not place lines on games that feature FBS teams playing FCS opponents. If that were the case, though, it's hard to imagine Pitt would have covered any line last week as they had to fight off a late push from the Youngstown State Penguins.
Pitt opened as an 11.5 point favorite on the road against the Akron Zips with most books upping that to 13, despite the injury to running back James Conner.