Weekly Writer Predictions: Cal vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Football
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Welcome to our weekly predictions post from our writers. You’ll see what they expect the score to be and any wacky or rational predictions they expect to see in each game!
Christopher_h
Scoreline: Cal wins 45-10
You know what, screw it. This is a big bounce back game for Cal. Sure, Pitt has a reputation for playing close games. But QB Eli Holstein hesitates on throws, and the Cal defense will absolutely feast on his indecisiveness. RB Desmond Reid is great, but he's been hobbled in recent weeks. And finally, the Cal offensive line will not be badly out-talented again this week, meaning that Ott and the rest of the RBs have a huge game with a lot of explosive plays. I don't care what the line is; Cal should crush them.
Callie
Scoreline: Cal wins 31-28
Cal is coming into Pitt wearing all whites and yellow hats. Book it.
Rob Hwang
Scoreline: Cal wins 45-24
Vati comes back and mauls some poor defender for Pitt. Nyziah gets back into scoring rhythm. Defense still amazes and Nohl continues his path to be a unanimous All-American 1st Team.
TD_24
Scoreline: Cal loses 17-27
Pitt is hot....Cal is currently not. We're about to find out a lot about how this 2024 team deals with significant adversity. A late TD by Pitt puts a one possession game out of reach
Piotr T Le
Scoreline: Cal wins 21-14
Holstein and co face the best defense they will face for a while and struggle to move the ball around. Conversely, the Cal offense will take its time to find its footing. One of the scores will be a Cal pick-6/fumble-6.
Berkelium97
Scoreline: Cal wins 10-7 or 41-38
This is either going to be an all-time rockfight (which would be 100% on brand for a Wilcox-Narduzzi matchup) or a weirdo shootout.
Cal had singular explosive scoring plays, but no sustained drives. It's no wonder our defense wilted in the 4th quarter. We will need a more complete game to win on the road.
I like the sunshine pumping but I refuse to be Charlie Browned on this one. Pitt is hot, we are not. We have no functional offensive line or run game. We lose. I hate saying that, but never bet on a team that loses in the trenches.