Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Georgia Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff68°F7 mphDryWeather watch ›
7-3 · Power #35
42
▲ winner
Final
@
9-1 · Power #39
28
final
Closing spread
GT -2.5
✓ PITT W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
PITT 28–30 GT
✗ GT (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -2.5
CloseGT -2.5
Total61.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GT -2.5 · unchangedmodel GT -2
Opened 61.5 · unchangedmodel 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 53% (311 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGT -2.5
CloseGT -2.5
Total61.5
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Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like GT as a 2.5-point home favorite against PITT, the favorite won 3, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: PITT won 42–28 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 70 points went over 61.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 4.6 against an average line of 3; 55.6 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MISS vs MSST
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-2.522–24 L U63
Very close
TTU vs BAY
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-1.517–45 L O61
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.524–23 L U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & rest
-121–38 L O57.5
Very close
2025 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-5.517–34 L U60
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.513–16 L U61.5
Very close
TTU vs KU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.543–28 W O63.5
Very close
TULN vs UCF
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.545–28 W O57.5
Very close
OU vs BAY
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-335–38 L O61.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & season form
-3.518–27 L U60.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Pittsburgh ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Pittsburgh ATS trend (7-3)
Pittsburgh have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Pittsburgh 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Georgia Tech 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (14-6 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 →+8.3▲ 5.8#36
GT+6.9 →+7.8▲ 0.9#39
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

PITT
Longer bar = better
GT
#61
Offense
GT better ▶
#9
#24
Defense
◀ PITT better
#96
0.0 #74
Turnovers
◀ PITT better
−0.4 #107
70 plays #38
Pace
◀ PITT faster
67 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PITT has the ball
Advantage: PITT offense
PITT offGT defEdge
Points / game 37.2 #12 24.2 #66 PITT
Yards / play 5.84 #64 6.04 #114 PITT
PPA / play +0.12 #64 +0.18 #109 PITT
Success rate 40% #103 43% #93 Even
When GT has the ball
Even matchup
GT offPITT defEdge
Points / game 36.0 #18 23.3 #58 GT
Yards / play 7.47 #1 4.78 #17 Even
PPA / play +0.28 #13 −0.04 #14 Even
Success rate 51% #5 34% #6 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
PITT scoring against the GT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PITT scored
7.9
#26
12.6
#7
20.5
#12
9.1
#14
7.6
#47
16.7
#21
GT allowed
3.0
#19
7.2
#67
10.2
#31
6.5
#98
6.9
#83
13.4
#94
GT scoring against the PITT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
7.3
#36
8.4
#75
15.7
#57
8.9
#16
10.7
#4
19.6
#6
PITT allowed
4.5
#50
7.8
#83
12.3
#63
2.9
#16
7.4
#97
10.3
#46

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 7 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PITT7d
GT7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast

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