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Maryland vs Virginia Tech prediction
Hypothetical matchup, 2026 season
MD 31% win69% VT
24Projected
vs
32ProjectedNeutral site
Maryland Terrapins
Record 2–5 · #97 in ratings
Neutral site
Virginia Tech Hokies
Record 6–2 · #53 in ratings
Home / away venueNeutral site
Normal (50)
Turnover and penalty data arrives with the next daily update, so this starts at normal.
- Power index
- 30 vs 62
- Projected
- VT favored
- Differential
- 7.3 pts
Team A conference
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Team B conference
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10,000 simulated games at a neutral site, luck set to normal. These teams aren't scheduled to play this season.
For entertainment purposes only. These are simulated outcomes, not predictions to bet on.
- Projected spread
- Virginia Tech by 7.3
- Projected total
- 55.7
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 38.5%
- Went to overtime
- 3.2%
- Maryland wins by 21+
- 3.7%
- Virginia Tech wins by 21+
- 19.1%
- Median score
- 24–31
- Model expectation
- 24–31.1
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are Maryland wins, bars on the left are Virginia Tech wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Most common scores
- Virginia Tech 27, Maryland 2455 games
- Virginia Tech 30, Maryland 2055 games
- Virginia Tech 34, Maryland 2053 games
- Virginia Tech 20, Maryland 1748 games
- Virginia Tech 27, Maryland 2048 games
- Virginia Tech 30, Maryland 1748 games
Where the edges are
Maryland offense vs Virginia Tech defenseOffense -0.9Defense +0.8Edge Virginia Tech: its defense is 1.7 points better than Maryland's offense.
Virginia Tech offense vs Maryland defenseOffense +2.0Defense -3.4Edge Virginia Tech: its offense is 5.4 points better than Maryland's defense.
| Stat | Maryland | Virginia Tech | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.04 | 0.19 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.15 | 0.07 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 39.4% | 44.5% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 45.0% | 38.6% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 28.3 | 35.0 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 33.3 | 20.5 | Raw, not adjusted |
How the simulation works
Every team gets an offense and defense rating from this season's scores, adjusted for who they played: scoring 40 against a top defense counts for more than 40 against a weak one. Blowouts count as at most a 35-point win.
Each simulated game gives both teams about 10 possessions. Every possession ends in a touchdown, a field goal or nothing, with odds set by how the offense and defense match up, plus a little game-day randomness. Ties go to overtime.
Running it 10,000 times and counting the wins gives the win probability. Ratings use 2,508 completed games and update every morning.