Final: Pitt 27, Syracuse 13. The Panthers moved to 3-0 with the only college football game on Thursday, September 17, a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN at Acrisure Stadium. Syracuse fell to 1-2. The next Thursday game is Liberty at Coastal Carolina on September 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
| Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | Syracuse at Pitt | ESPN | Pitt -10.5, total 51 |
Syracuse at Pitt
Pitt is 2-0 behind a defense that held UCF to seven points and leads the ACC against the run. Syracuse is 1-1 after a three point home loss to Cal. This is the 82nd meeting in a series that dates to 1916; Pitt leads 45-33-3. Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel and Paul Carcaterra have the ESPN call. Odds, injuries and the matchup breakdown are on our Syracuse vs. Pitt odds page.
Thursday Night Football Is the Same Night
The NFL’s Lions at Bills game kicks off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video, 45 minutes after Syracuse and Pitt, so the two overlap for most of the evening. Our sports on TV today page has the full Thursday schedule across every sport.
Friday’s Games
Week 3 picks back up Friday, September 18 with three games: No. 5 Miami at Wake Forest at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on FOX and Portland State at No. 21 Oregon at 10:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network. See the Friday games page.
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The Bottom Line
Syracuse at Pitt, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, is the only college football game on Thursday, September 17. The full weekend is on our Week 3 schedule.