Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Florida State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFSU -9.5
2 → FSU
CloseFSU -11.5
2 pts toward Florida State
Total
Open58.5
▼ 1
Close57.5
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
model FSU -12.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 27–20 | L | U62 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 38–27 | W | O55.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 42–16 | W | O54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-12.5 | 21–24 | L | U52 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-14 | 27–21 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 38–27 | W | O54.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-10 | 45–38 | L | O58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 59–20 | W | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 27–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 412 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PITT 0–1 FSU
FSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · FSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | Florida State 24 @ Pittsburgh 7 | FSU -20.5 | PITT W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| PITT off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FSU off | PITT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 #18 | 14.2 #11 | 23.8 #12 | 9.2 #23 | 8.0 #51 | 17.2 #23 | |
5.6 #84 | 4.2 #20 | 9.8 #43 | 4.8 #68 | 4.0 #25 | 8.8 #36 |
FSU scoring against the PITT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.2 #4 | 13.8 #13 | 27.0 #3 | 9.8 #13 | 9.4 #27 | 19.2 #15 | |
0.0 #1 | 8.0 #87 | 8.0 #24 | 3.4 #33 | 6.8 #79 | 10.2 #49 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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