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Pittsburgh vs Virginia Tech prediction
Hypothetical matchup, 2026 season
PITT 52% win48% VT
26Projected
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25ProjectedNeutral site
Pittsburgh Panthers
Record 5–3 · #45 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
- 68 vs 62
- Projected
- PITT favored
- Differential
- 1.1 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 1.1
- Projected total
- 50.6
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 43.7%
- Went to overtime
- 4.0%
- Pittsburgh wins by 21+
- 10.1%
- Virginia Tech wins by 21+
- 7.1%
- Median score
- 26–24
- Model expectation
- 25.6–24.3
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are Pittsburgh wins, bars on the left are Virginia Tech wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Most common scores
- Virginia Tech 27, Pittsburgh 2061 games
- Pittsburgh 27, Virginia Tech 2459 games
- Pittsburgh 27, Virginia Tech 2058 games
- Pittsburgh 24, Virginia Tech 2055 games
- Virginia Tech 20, Pittsburgh 1752 games
- Virginia Tech 24, Pittsburgh 2052 games
Where the edges are
Pittsburgh offense vs Virginia Tech defenseOffense +0.7Defense +0.8Even: neither side has a real edge.
Virginia Tech offense vs Pittsburgh defenseOffense +2.0Defense +3.4Edge Pittsburgh: its defense is 1.4 points better than Virginia Tech's offense.
| Stat | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.16 | 0.19 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.04 | 0.07 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 43.6% | 44.5% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 35.7% | 38.6% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 31.6 | 35.0 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 20.9 | 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.