Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Stanford · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPITT -13.5
no move
ClosePITT -13.5
No change since the open
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PITT -13.5 · unchangedmodel PITT -12
model PITT -12
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 50
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 59–23 | W | O49.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-14.5 | 34–3 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-13.5 | 38–45 | L | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-14 | 27–33 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-11.5 | 17–16 | L | U50.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 24–31 | L | U58 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread |
-12.5 | 29–27 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 44–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 38–21 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-12 | 45–31 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 564 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 9-1 90% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#49
Offense
◀ PITT better#125
#24
Defense
◀ PITT better#114
0.0 #73
Turnovers
◀ PITT better−0.8 #121
70 plays #33
Pace
◀ PITT faster64 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PITT off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| STAN off | PITT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #16 | 13.6 #3 | 22.6 #8 | 8.9 #17 | 8.8 #31 | 17.6 #15 | |
6.4 #90 | 9.9 #113 | 16.3 #107 | 6.4 #93 | 6.9 #81 | 13.3 #95 |
STAN scoring against the PITT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #88 | 6.0 #108 | 11.0 #110 | 2.9 #129 | 3.6 #123 | 6.5 #134 | |
2.6 #17 | 8.5 #91 | 11.1 #47 | 2.5 #14 | 7.5 #96 | 10.0 #38 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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