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Pittsburgh Panthers

#41 FBS · 5-3
G&W Power Rating+6.58#41 of 138
Record5-3
Exp W%58.8%what the scoring says
Luck+3.7%winning more than the scoring says
Close W-L2-2games decided by 8 or less

Through games of Oct 27

Team stats

Scoring
For/G27.754th of 138
Agst/G23.951st of 138
Diff/G+3.8653rd of 138
Adj. Margin+8.9239th of 138
SOS+5.60
Efficiency
Off EPA/play (raw)−0.016100th of 138
Def EPA/play (raw)0.05966th of 138
Net EPA/play (raw)−0.07593rd of 138
Off SR44.3%98th of 138
Def SR40.6%8th of 138

League ranks among 138 FBS teams. Green = top third, red = bottom third. Same numbers as the NCAAF power rankings table (2026).

Schedule and results

3-4 ATS · O/U 4-3
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Results, newest first

Result vs the close: against the consensus closing spread (covered / missed) and the closing total (O = over, U = under). Against-the-spread and over/under records exclude the postseason and count the 7 of 8 games with a closing line on file. Preview and Recap open the game page.

Team leaders

Passing leader · QB
Mason Heintschel
98/148, 1304 YDS, 14 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader · RB
Damon Ferguson Jr.
92 CAR, 477 YDS, 4 TD
Receiving leader · WR
Cataurus Hicks
31 REC, 649 YDS, 5 TD

Season to date, all games.

Pittsburgh Panthers players on G&W

Against the market

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3-4 against the close · +5.0 pts

Against the close3-4avg cover margin +0.7
Beat the close by+5.0 ptsover 7 games
Against the bet-time line2-4+4.5 pts in total
Totals vs the close4-3avg +1.8 pts vs the total
Sep 5: +28.5Sep 12: −2.0Sep 17: +3.5Oct 2: +3.5Oct 10: −7.5Oct 17: −12.5Oct 24: −8.5+33.5 pts−12.5Sep 5Oct 24
Each game vs the closeRunning total vs the closeRunning total vs the bet-time line

Last 4 games: −6.2 pts a game vs the close.

Home 4Road 3
2-2Against the close1-2
+5.6Avg cover margin−5.8
1-3Over/under3-0
−8.0Total vs the close+14.8
Favorite 5Underdog 2
2-3Against the close1-1
+2.0Avg cover margin−2.5
2-3Over/under2-0
−5.3Total vs the close+19.5
G&W vs the market for the Pittsburgh Panthers, game by game, is part of Official Plays.See plans ›

Cover margin: the team's final margin plus its closing spread. Positive means they beat the number by that many points. The bet-time line is the consensus line on the morning of the bet window (Tuesday for football, game day for most other sports). The close is the consensus line just before the start. Every game uses only lines captured before it began. Regular season only.

Our record on this team

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4
Graded plays
4-0-0
W-L-P
+3.50u
Units
+89.7%
ROI

Every graded official play that involved this team, on either side, at the price it was sent. The same plays as the Pick Archive and Results.

About these numbers

G&W Power Rating: how many points (goals, runs) better than an average team on a neutral field. The rank and every stat match the NCAAF power rankings table.

Exp W% is the win percentage the Pittsburgh Panthers scoring margin says they should have. Luck is actual win % minus Exp W%: positive means winning more than the scoring says, which tends to even out. Close W-L is the record in one-score games.

Closing line. The consensus spread, total and moneyline just before the game started. Each game page shows the full market for that game.