Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Florida State · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #35
34
▲ winner
Final
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3-2 · Power #23
31
final
Closing spread
FSU -11.5
✓ PITT W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
PITT 21–33 FSU
✗ FSU (80%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFSU -9.5
CloseFSU -11.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Florida State
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FSU -9.5 · closed FSU -11.5 · moved 2 toward FSUmodel FSU -12.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 74%, covered 40% (88 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (182 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFSU -9.5
CloseFSU -11.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like FSU as an 11.5-point home favorite against PITT, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: PITT won 34–31 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.9 against an average line of 11.3; 58.7 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1327–20 L U62
Very close
TEX vs BAY
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-1038–27 W O55.25
Very close
UTAH vs ORST
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-10.542–16 W O54
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-12.521–24 L U52
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1029–27 L P56
Very close
CLEM vs SYR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1427–21 L U50
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-9.538–27 W O54.5
Close
FSU vs FLA
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-1045–38 L O58
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-1359–20 W O59.5
Close
NCST vs TTU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-10.527–14 W U55.75
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Florida State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Florida State 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Florida State
2 pts (FSU -9.5 → FSU -11.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (9-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
PITT+2.5 →+5.0▲ 2.5#50
FSU0.0 →+14.2▲ 14.2#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

PITT
Longer bar = better
FSU
#50
Offense
FSU better ▶
#13
#21
Defense
◀ PITT better
#47
−0.2 #87
Turnovers
◀ PITT better
−0.6 #114
68 plays #50
Pace
FSU faster ▶
75 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PITT has the ball
Even matchup
PITT offFSU defEdge
Points / game 41.0 #12 20.8 #49 PITT
Yards / play 6.26 #44 4.77 #28 Even
PPA / play +0.14 #75 +0.04 #45 FSU
Success rate 44% #68 41% #65 Even
When FSU has the ball
Even matchup
FSU offPITT defEdge
Points / game 46.8 #5 19.6 #38 FSU
Yards / play 7.46 #9 4.13 #10 Even
PPA / play +0.32 #14 −0.01 #27 Even
Success rate 50% #23 32% #7 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
PITT scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PITT scored
9.6
#18
14.2
#11
23.8
#12
9.2
#23
8.0
#51
17.2
#23
FSU allowed
5.6
#84
4.2
#20
9.8
#43
4.8
#68
4.0
#25
8.8
#36
FSU scoring against the PITT defense
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FSU scored
13.2
#4
13.8
#13
27.0
#3
9.8
#13
9.4
#27
19.2
#15
PITT allowed
0.0
#1
8.0
#87
8.0
#24
3.4
#33
6.8
#79
10.2
#49

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 10 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
PITT7d
FSU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
PITT backup QB started
Not the usual starter