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Pittsburgh Panthers

5-1 straight up · 4-2 ATS · 2-4 over-under · #32 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 12 PMESPN2ESPN Unlimited
atBoston College Eagles
SpreadPittsburgh -6.5
Total42.5
Moneyline-255
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Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games4-267%Small sample+5
Home3-260%Small sample+5.3
Road1-0100%Small sample+3.5
Favorite3-260%Small sample+5.3
Underdog1-0100%Small sample+3.5
Conference2-167%Small sample-0.2
Non-conference2-167%Small sample+10.2
Last 53-260%Small sample+0.3

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games2-433%Small sample-3.7
Home1-420%Small sample-7.3
Road1-0100%Small sample+14.5
Conference1-233%Small sample-2.2
Non-conference1-233%Small sample-5.2
Last 51-420%Small sample-9.5

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10vs North CarolinaL 17-21-3.5L -7.547.5U -9.5
Oct 2at Virginia TechW 35-33+1.5W +3.553.5O +14.5
Sep 26vs Bucknell BisonW 59-0-54.5W +4.563.5U -4.5
Sep 17vs SyracuseW 27-13-10.5W +3.551.5U -11.5
Sep 12vs UCFW 12-7-7.5L -2.555.5U -36.5
Sep 5vs Miami (OH)W 59-14-16.5W +28.547.5O +25.5

Close is Pittsburgh's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20265-14-267%Small sample2-433%+5
20258-58-562%Small sample9-469%+2.9
20247-66-746%Small sample6-746%+0.9
20233-94-833%Small sample8-467%-6.4
20229-46-746%Small sample9-3-175%+0.1
202111-310-471%Small sample8-657%+6.4
20206-55-646%Small sample8-373%+1.7
20198-56-6-150%Small sample5-838%-4.2

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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