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Miami (OH) vs Pittsburgh prediction
Hypothetical matchup, 2026 season
M-OH 28% win72% PITT
21Projected
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29ProjectedNeutral site
Miami (OH) RedHawks
Record 5–3 · #95 in ratings
Neutral site
Pittsburgh Panthers
Record 5–3 · #45 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
- 31 vs 68
- Projected
- PITT favored
- Differential
- 8.6 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
- Pittsburgh by 8.6
- Projected total
- 49.7
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 37.4%
- Went to overtime
- 3.4%
- Miami (OH) wins by 21+
- 2.6%
- Pittsburgh wins by 21+
- 21.0%
- Median score
- 20–29
- Model expectation
- 20.4–28.8
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are Miami (OH) wins, bars on the left are Pittsburgh wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Most common scores
- Pittsburgh 34, Miami (OH) 1761 games
- Pittsburgh 27, Miami (OH) 2060 games
- Pittsburgh 27, Miami (OH) 1758 games
- Pittsburgh 24, Miami (OH) 1758 games
- Miami (OH) 24, Pittsburgh 2057 games
- Pittsburgh 24, Miami (OH) 1056 games
Where the edges are
Miami (OH) offense vs Pittsburgh defenseOffense -2.0Defense +3.4Edge Pittsburgh: its defense is 5.4 points better than Miami (OH)'s offense.
Pittsburgh offense vs Miami (OH) defenseOffense +0.7Defense -2.3Edge Pittsburgh: its offense is 3.0 points better than Miami (OH)'s defense.
| Stat | Miami (OH) | Pittsburgh | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.15 | 0.16 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.10 | 0.04 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 41.0% | 43.6% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 40.9% | 35.7% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 27.0 | 31.6 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 25.8 | 20.9 | 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.