Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Stanford · Conference game
Weather at kickoff69°F3 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
6-2 · Power #35
35
▲ winner
Final
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3-5 · Power #85
20
final
Closing spread
PITT -13.5
✓ PITT W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
PITT 32–18 STAN
✓ PITT (83%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPITT -13.5
ClosePITT -13.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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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 PITT -13.5 · unchangedmodel PITT -12
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 45% (77 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPITT -13.5
ClosePITT -13.5
Total52.5
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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 PITT as a 13.5-point road favorite at STAN, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: PITT won 35–20; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 52.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.7 against an average line of 12.8; 62.3 points a game (usually 54). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-12.559–23 W O49.25
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation
-14.534–3 W U55
Very close
WASH @ ASU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-13.538–45 L O56
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-1427–33 L O48.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-11.517–16 L U50.5
Very close
FLA @ VAN
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1424–31 L U58
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-12.529–27 L O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1044–38 L O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-13.538–21 W O54.5
Very close
TULN @ USF
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-1245–31 W O55
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 Pittsburgh ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

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 (6-2)
Pittsburgh have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Pittsburgh 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Stanford ATS struggles (2-6)
Stanford have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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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 →+8.4▲ 5.9#36
STAN−3.7 →−6.5▼ 2.8#90
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

PITT
Longer bar = better
STAN
#49
Offense
◀ PITT better
#125
#24
Defense
◀ PITT better
#114
0.0 #73
Turnovers
◀ PITT better
−0.8 #121
70 plays #33
Pace
◀ PITT faster
64 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PITT has the ball
Advantage: PITT offense
PITT offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 40.3 #8 29.5 #102 PITT
Yards / play 6.05 #51 6.09 #113 PITT
PPA / play +0.18 #46 +0.20 #117 PITT
Success rate 41% #92 46% #122 PITT
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: PITT defense
STAN offPITT defEdge
Points / game 17.5 #127 22.0 #50 PITT
Yards / play 4.77 #128 4.68 #20 PITT
PPA / play +0.03 #117 −0.02 #20 PITT
Success rate 36% #129 33% #7 PITT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
PITT scoring against the STAN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PITT scored
9.0
#16
13.6
#3
22.6
#8
8.9
#17
8.8
#31
17.6
#15
STAN allowed
6.4
#90
9.9
#113
16.3
#107
6.4
#93
6.9
#81
13.3
#95
STAN scoring against the PITT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
5.0
#88
6.0
#108
11.0
#110
2.9
#129
3.6
#123
6.5
#134
PITT allowed
2.6
#17
8.5
#91
11.1
#47
2.5
#14
7.5
#96
10.0
#38

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
STAN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PITT7d
STAN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
PITT 2,253 mi
3 time zones

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