#35

Pittsburgh Panthers

ACC · 8-5

Acrisure Stadium · 68,400 seats

Pittsburgh Panthers rank #35 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.083 points per play (Elo 1598), a 8-5 record in the ACC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 8-5 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.083
#35 of 136
Elo
1598
Off EPA/play
+0.034
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.071
lower is better
Off success
+0.001
Def success
-0.049
Off explosive
+0.019
Def explosive
-0.016
Rush EPA
-0.008
offense
Pass EPA
+0.064
offense
Pts / drive
2.50
11.0 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.98
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Pittsburgh's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.040

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production75%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.19σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-9.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Eli Holstein4 startsLast game: Mason Heintschel

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.080.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsDuquesneW 619-27.1-39.2W
2vsCentral MichiganW 4517-21.4-21.5W
3@West VirginiaL 2431+4.0+7.0L
5vsLouisvilleL 2734+5.7+3.0L
6vsBoston CollegeW 487-3.9-6.5W
7@Florida StateW 3431-4.6-10.5W
8@SyracuseW 3013+4.2+9.5W
9vsNC StateW 5334-5.9-5.0W
10@StanfordW 3520+14.6+13.5W
12vsNotre DameL 1537+9.4+12.5L
13@Georgia TechW 4228-6.8-2.5W
14vsMiamiL 738+5.3+6.5L
17NEast CarolinaL 1723+5.5+12.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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