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Pittsburgh Defeats Louisville 23-20 - Recap

The Cardinals came up short against the Panthers in Week 4 action on Saturday, falling 23-20 at Heinz Field.

Even though Pittsburgh won, nobody won at the betting window as the game was a push (based on the closing point spread of -3.0. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 54.0.

Vincent Davis rushed for 47 yards, while Israel Abanikanda added 41 yards in the win. Jordan Addison and Taysir Mack added 77 and 62 receiving yards respectively.

Javian Hawkins rushed for 78 yards for Louisville, while Tabarius Peterson added 31 yards. Malik Cunningham threw for 107 yards for the Cardinals, while receivers Tutu Atwell and Braden Smith had 37 and 27 yards respectively.

Louisville was outgained by Pittsburgh 376-223 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 20-10 by the Panthers.

The time of possession battle favored Pittsburgh as their offense was on the field for 35:16, longer than the 24:44 of their opponents.

Pittsburgh heads into a Week 5 battle against NC State. Louisville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Georgia Tech.